preserven
Catalan
Verb
preserven
- third-person plural present indicative of preservar
Middle English
Alternative forms
- preserve, presarve
Etymology
From Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin prēservāre (“keep, preserve”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /preːˈsɛrvən/
Verb
preserven
- To keep safe; protect from harm or loss.
- To maintain or retain; continue in a particular state.
Descendants
- English: preserve, preservation, preservative, preservable, self-preservation
References
- “prēserven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Spanish
Verb
preserven
- inflection of preservar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative