reservatus

Reservatus is a Latin term that functions as the past participle of reservare and as an adjective meaning kept back, reserved, or saved. In Latin, participles of the first and second conjugations commonly form adjectives with the endings -atus, -ata, -atum. Therefore reservatus declines as a 1st/2nd declension adjective: masculine nominative reservatus, feminine reservata, neuter reservatum, with plurals reservati, reservatae, reservata.

Usage in Latin texts typically conveys a state resulting from the action of reservare. It can describe something that has been set aside or allocated for a purpose, for example terra reservata (land set aside) or res reservata (a thing reserved). As a participle, it can appear in passive constructions, and its exact word order is flexible depending on emphasis and syntax.

In modern reference works, reservatus is listed as a Latin adjective and past participle rather than as a standalone concept. It is not a common term in contemporary prose and does not denote a specialized field on its own. Outside its grammatical use, the word may occur in inscriptions or older texts where a thing has been kept back or designated for a particular use.

Etymology traces reservatus to reservare, itself from re- (back) and servare (to save, keep). The form highlights the resulting state of preservation or designation rather than an action currently in progress. See also Latin grammar and Latin participles for related terminology.