optative

Speech parts

1. optative - Noun

2. optative - Adjective

Meaning

Expressing desire or wish.

Something to be desired.

The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

optative mood fain church potential mode eligible mood wanting eager imperative curious indicative anxious permissive craving
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Antonyms

cold proper moral pure friendly innocent
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Hypernyms

mode mood modality

Anagrams

potative

Examples

optative verb endings Source: Internet

Categories Tocharian verbs are conjugated in the following categories: *Mood: indicative, subjunctive, optative, imperative. Source: Internet

Optative The optative mood is an archaic or poetic variant of the imperative mood that expresses hopes or wishes. Source: Internet

Present, future and past tense are attested, as well as optative forms (imperative, permissive), infinitive, and four participles (active/passive present/past). Source: Internet

The optative is generally built by adding i onto the subjunctive stem. Source: Internet

There were three moods: indicative, subjunctive (developed from the PIE optative mood ) and imperative. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

optant optate optation optative mood optatively opted for