desiderative
desiderative · desideratives
A verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as…A verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.
Meaning
1 sensesA verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin dēsīderātīvus.Borrowed from Latin dēsīderātīvus.
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Forms
plural: desideratives| Singular | desiderative |
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