LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cōnservus

cōnservus m (genitive cōnservī)

Meaning

  1. fellow slave or servant

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecōnservuscōnservī
genitivecōnservīcōnservōrum
dativecōnservōcōnservīs
accusativecōnservumcōnservōs
ablativecōnservōcōnservīs
vocativecōnservecōnservī

con-servus, i, m.,
I. a fellow-slave, a companion in servitude, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 52; id. Mil. 2, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 71; Cic. Clu. 64, 179; id. Fam. 12, 3, 2; Hor. S. 1, 8, 9; 2, 7, 80; Tac. Agr. 31; Dig. 11, 3, 14, § 2; Inscr. Orell. 4598 al.—In gen. plur. conservūm, Titin. ap. Fest. p. 270, 20 Müll. (Com. Rel. v. 132 Rib.).—Of a dog in relation to slaves, Col. 7, 12, 5.—Trop.: servi sunt, immo conservi, Sen. Ep. 47, 1.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Latin cōnservus From con- + servus.

Descendants
  • Frenchconcierge
  • Catalanconsergefrom French concierge
  • Englishconciergefrom French concierge
  • GermanConciergefrom French concierge
  • Portugueseconciergefrom French concierge
  • Spanishconserjefrom French concierge
  • Belarusianкансье́ржfrom French concierge
  • Russianконсье́ржfrom French concierge
  • Serbo-Croatiankonsijeržfrom French concierge
  • Serbo-Croatianконсијержfrom French concierge

Quick answers

What does cōnservus mean in Latin?
cōnservus, a noun, means “fellow slave or servant”.
What is the genitive of cōnservus?
The genitive singular is cōnservī. cōnservus is masculine, second declension.
Where does cōnservus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnservus.