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OPTATIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
Synonyms:
optative; optative mood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("optative" is a kind of...):
modality; mode; mood (verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker)
Domain category:
Sanskrit; Sanskritic language ((Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to a mood of verbs in some languages
Example:
optative verb endings
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))
Pertainym:
optative mood (a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Indicating an option or wish
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
option (one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen)
Derivation:
opt (select as an alternative over another)
