Definitions for optative
Overview of noun optative
The noun optative has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. optative mood, optative
(a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs)
Overview of adj optative
The adj optative has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. optative
(indicating an option or wish)
2. optative
(relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings")
