optative
English
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation, grammar): opt.
Etymology
From Middle French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, a calque of Ancient Greek εὐκτική (euktikḗ, “related to wishing”), from Latin optātus, past participle of optāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɒptətɪv/, /ɒpˈteɪtɪv/
- Hyphenation: op‧ta‧tive
- Rhymes: -eɪtɪv
Adjective
optative (not comparable)
Noun
optative (plural optatives)
- (grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English does not have inflectional optative forms.
- (grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.
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