volitive

Significado (Inglês)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining the will or volition.
2. (not-comparable) In the volitive; expressing a wish.

Noun

1. (uncountable) A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
2. (countable, uncountable) A specific volitive form of a verb.

Sinônimos

volitional

Traduções

volitivo

volitif

volitivo

βουλητικός

essere disposto

θελητικός

volitief

volitioneel

Volitivus

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com grego arcaico: θελητικός

In summary

From Medieval Latin volitivus (from volo (“want”) + -ivus), a Scholastic translation of the Ancient Greek θελητικός (thelētikós), from θέλησις (thélēsis, “a will, a willing”).