LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

cōnservātor

cōnservātor m (genitive cōnservātōris, feminine cōnservātrīx)
Classical[kõː.sɛrˈwaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[kon.serˈvaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. keeper, preserver, defender

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnservātorcōnservātōrēs
genitivecōnservātōriscōnservātōrum
dativecōnservātōrīcōnservātōribus
accusativecōnservātōremcōnservātōrēs
ablativecōnservātōrecōnservātōribus
vocativecōnservātorcōnservātōrēs

conservātor, ōris, m. conservo,
I. a keeper, preserver, defender (several times in Cic. and in inscriptions; elsewh. rare): pro di inmortales, custodes et conservatores hujus urbis atque imperii, Cic. Sest. 24, 53; so as an epithet of Jupiter, Inscr. Orell. 1225 sq.; 1629; 4982 al.: istius urbis (with parens), Cic. Att. 9, 10, 3: civitatis, id. Sest. 45, 98: patriae, id. Har. Resp. 27, 58: inimicorum, id. Att. 8, 9, 3: Romani nominis Augustus (with conditor), Vell. 2, 60, 1: inimicorum (opp.: desertor amicorum), Cic. Att. 8, 9, 3: conservatoris sibi nomen, Graeco ejus rei vocabulo, assumpsit, Tac. A. 15, 71.—
II. A worshipper, Tert. adv. Nat. 1, 7.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnservātor

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin servō Latin cōnservō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin cōnservātor From cōnservō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Englishconservatorfrom Old French conservateur
  • Dutchconservatorfrom Old French conservateur

Quick answers

What does cōnservātor mean in Latin?
cōnservātor, a noun, means “keeper, preserver, defender”.
What is the genitive of cōnservātor?
The genitive singular is cōnservātōris. cōnservātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cōnservātor?
In classical Latin, [kõː.sɛrˈwaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.serˈvaː.tor].
Where does cōnservātor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnservātor.