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optative
op·ta·tive O0100500 (ŏp′tə-tĭv)adj.1. Expressing a wish or choice.2. Grammar a. Of, relating to, or being a mood of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, used to express a wish.b. Designating a statement using a verb in the subjunctive mood to indicate a wish or desire, as in Had I the means, I would do it.n. Grammar 1. The optative mood.2. A verb or an expression in the optative mood.
[Middle English optatif, from Old French, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre, to wish.]
op′ta·tive·ly adv.optative (ˈɒptətɪv) adj1. indicating or expressing choice, preference, or wish2. (Grammar) grammar denoting a mood of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, etc, expressing a wishn (Grammar) grammar a. the optative moodb. a verb in this mood[C16: via French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optāre to desire]op•ta•tive (ˈɒp tə tɪv)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to a verb mood, as in Greek, used to express a wish or desire. n. 2. the optative mood. 3. a verb in the optative mood. [1520–30; < Late Latin optātīvus= Latin optāt(us) (past participle of optāre; see opt, -ate1) + -īvus -ive] op′ta•tive•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | optative - a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbsoptative moodSanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposesEllas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oilmodality, mood, mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker | | Adj. | 1. | optative - indicating an option or wish | | 2. | optative - relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings"grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
Translations
optative
optative: see moodmood
or mode,
in verb inflection, the forms of a verb that indicate its manner of doing or being. In English the forms are called indicative (for direct statement or question or to express an uncertain condition, e.g.
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Synonyms for optativenoun a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hopeSynonymsRelated Words- Sanskrit
- Sanskritic language
- Ellas
- Greece
- Hellenic Republic
- modality
- mood
- mode
adj relating to a mood of verbs in some languagesRelated Words |