Catalan

Verb

conserva

1. third-person singular present indicative form of conservar
2. second-person singular imperative form of conservar

French

Verb

conserva

1. third-person singular past historic of conserver

Italian

Noun

conserva f ‎(plural conserve)

1. (foods) conserve
2. (foods) preserve

Verb

conserva

1. third-person singular present indicative of conservare
2. second-person singular imperative of conservare

Anagrams

• conversa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /konˈser.wa/, [kõːˈsɛr.wa]

Noun

cōnserva f ‎(genitive cōnservae); first declension

1. a female fellow-slave

Inflection

First declension.

Verb

cōnservā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cōnservō

References

• conserva in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• conserva in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CONSERVA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “conserva”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

conserva f (plural conservas)

1. preservation (preparation of food so it lasts longer)
2. preserved food, such as pickles, jam or canned food
3. (archaic) convoy (ships sailing in company)
   • 1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam:

     Partidas ambas eſtas fuſtas deſta fortaleza de Diu, & nauegando juntas em hũa conserua com tempo aſſaz forte, […]

     Once both pinnaces left the fortress of Diu, and sailing together in a convoy with strong weather, […]

Verb

conserva

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of conservar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of conservar

Spanish

Verb

conserva

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of conservar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of conservar.