optative

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Expressing a wish or a choice.
2. (not-comparable) Related or pertaining to the optative mood.

Noun

1. A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Tamil, and Ancient Greek, but not English), used to express a wish.
2. A verb or expression in the optative mood.

Conceptes

optatiu

Sinònims

optative mood

desiderative

desirable

desired

Traduccions

optatif

ottativo

optativo

Optativ

optativ

istek belirten

dilek kipi

optativus

optatief

ευκτική έγκλιση

optativo

istek kipi

dilek ifade eden

ευκτικός

ευκτική

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɒptətɪv/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb grec antic: εὐκτική

In summary

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.