optative has definitions from the field of grammar
1
[ adjective ] (grammar) relating to a mood of verbs in some languages

Examples

"optative verb endings"

Related terms

grammar optative_mood

2
[ adjective ] indicating an option or wish

Related terms

option

3
[ noun ] (grammar) a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs

Synonyms

optative_mood

Related terms

mood Sanskrit Greece

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