From French conservatif (“conservative”), from Latin cōnservātus, perfect participle of cōnservāre (“preserve, conserve”).
konservativ
Inflection of konservativ | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | konservativ | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | konservativt | — | —2 |
Plural | konservative | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | konservative | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Borrowed from English conservative in the 1830s, from Medieval Latin conservatīvus, from cōnservāre (“preserve, conserve”) + -īvus.
konservativ (strong nominative masculine singular konservativer, comparative konservativer, superlative am konservativsten)
konservativ (neuter singular konservativt, definite singular and plural konservative)
konservativ (neuter singular konservativt, definite singular and plural konservative)
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konservativ (comparative konservativare, superlative konservativast)
Inflection of konservativ | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | konservativ | konservativare | konservativast |
Neuter singular | konservativt | konservativare | konservativast |
Plural | konservativa | konservativare | konservativast |
Masculine plural3 | konservative | konservativare | konservativast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | konservative | konservativare | konservativaste |
All | konservativa | konservativare | konservativaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |