optative

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

ottativo

sinonimi

optative mood

desiderative

desirable

desired

Traduzioni

optatif

optativo

Optativ

optativ

istek kipi

ευκτική έγκλιση

optativo

optativus

optatief

istek belirten

dilek kipi

dilek ifade eden

optatiu

ευκτικός

ευκτική

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɒptətɪv/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine greco antico: 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.