konzerva

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkonzɛrva]

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• Rhymes: -ɛrva

Noun

konzerva f

1. tin, can
2. (colloquial) conservative person

Usage notes

• This word is only used for containers preserving food, otherwise (for drinks, paint, etc.) plechovka is used.

Declension

Declension of konzerva (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	konzerva	konzervy
genitive	konzervy	konzerv
dative	konzervě	konzervám
accusative	konzervu	konzervy
vocative	konzervo	konzervy
locative	konzervě	konzervách
instrumental	konzervou	konzervami

Related terms

• konzervace
• konzervační
• konzervatismus
• konzervatista
• konzervativec
• konzervativní
• konzervatoř
• konzervátor
• konzervovat

Further reading

• “konzerva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “konzerva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

konzerva f (Cyrillic spelling конзерва)

1. A tin, a can.

Declension

Declension of konzerva

	singular	plural
nominative	konzerva	konzerve
genitive	konzerve	konzerva
dative	konzervi	konzervama
accusative	konzervu	konzerve
vocative	konzervo	konzerve
locative	konzervom	konzervama
instrumental	konzervi	konzervama

Slovak

Noun

konzerva f (relational adjective konzervový)

1. tin, can

   Synonym: plechovica

2. canned food
3. (colloquial) conservative person

Declension

Declension of konzerva (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	konzerva	konzervy
genitive	konzervy	konzerv
dative	konzerve	konzervám
accusative	konzervu	konzervy
locative	konzerve	konzervách
instrumental	konzervou	konzervami

Further reading

• “konzerva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025