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• Expressed in English by modal verbs
• A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs [syn: optative mood ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Optative \Op"ta*tive\, a. [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.] Expressing desire or wish. --Fuller. Optative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The optative mood, from Ancient Greek "(inflection) for wishing" and Latin "(way) of wishing", is a grammatical mood of the Ancient Greek verb , named for its use as a way to express wishes. It is also used to express potentiality and to replace other moods ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 expressing a wish or a choice. 2 (context grammar English) related or pertaining to the optative mood. n. 1 (context grammar English) a mood of verb found in some languages (e.g. Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English has no ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in reference to grammatical mood expressing wish or desire, 1520s, from Middle French optatif (15c.), from Late Latin optativus , from Latin optatus "wished, desired, longed for," past participle of optare "to choose, wish, desire" (see option ).