desiderative
nounEtymology Borrowed from Latin dēsīderātīvus.
1
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.
desiderative
adjEtymology Borrowed from Latin dēsīderātīvus.
1
Having or indicating wish or desire.
2
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a verb expressing a wish.
- Related terms
- desire, desideratum