desiderative

English

Etymology

From Latin dēsīderātīvus.

Adjective

desiderative (comparative more desiderative, superlative most desiderative)

1. Having or indicating wish or desire.
2. (grammar) Of a verb expressing a wish.

Related terms

• desire
• desideratum

Noun

desiderative (plural desideratives)

1. (linguistics, grammar) A verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.

Translations

wishing to

Finnish: desideratiivi Greek: ευχετικός (el) m (efchetikós)

Further reading

• desiderative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia