ALL meanings of optative
op·ta·tive
O o - adjective optative designating or pertaining to a verb mood, as in Greek, that has among its functions the expression of a wish, as Greek íoimen “may we go, we wish we might go.”. 1
- noun optative the optative mood. 1
- noun optative a verb in the optative mood. 1
- noun optative Relating to or denoting a mood of verbs in Greek and other languages, expressing a wish, equivalent to English expressions if only. 1
- adjective optative indicating or expressing choice, preference, or wish 0
- adjective optative denoting a mood of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, etc, expressing a wish 0
- noun optative the optative mood 0
- noun optative a verb in this mood 0
- adjective optative expressing wish or desire 0
- adjective optative designating or of the grammatical mood, as in Greek, which expresses wish or desire 0