op|ta|tive

op|ta|tive
op|ta|tive «OP tuh tihv», adjective, noun. Grammar.
–adj.
1. expressing a wish. “Oh! that I had wings to fly!” is an optative expression.
2. a) (in Greek and certain other languages) having to do with the verbal mood that expresses desire, wish, or the like. b) having to do with distinctive verb forms with such meaning or function.
–n.
1. the optative mood.
2. a verb in the optative mood.
[< Latin optātīvus (modus) optative (mood) < optāre to wish, choose]
op´ta|tive|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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