noun · femininefirst declension
cōnserva
cōnserva f (genitive cōnservae)
Classical[kõːˈsɛr.wa]Ecclesiastical[konˈsɛr.va]
Meaning
- a female fellow-slave
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōnserva | cōnservae |
| genitive | cōnservae | cōnservārum |
| dative | cōnservae | cōnservīs |
| accusative | cōnservam | cōnservās |
| ablative | cōnservā | cōnservīs |
| vocative | cōnserva | cōnservae |
conserva, ae, f. conservus,
I. a (female) fellow-slave.
I. Prop., Plaut. Cas. 1, 20; id. Mil. 4, 8, 30; Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 75; Varr. R. R. 1, 17, 5 al.; dat. plur. conservabus, Dig. 33, 7, 27.—
II. Transf. to inanimate things:
nolo ego foris conservas Meas a te verberarier, Plaut. As. 2, 3, 6: duraque conservae ligna, valete, fores, Ov. Am. 1, 6, 74.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnserva ae, f
conservus, a (female) fellow slave, T.—Poet.: conservae fores, O.