volitive
nounEtymology From Medieval Latin volitivus (from volo (“want”) + -ivus), a Scholastic translation of the Ancient Greek θελητικός (thelētikós), from θέλησις (thélēsis, “a will, a willing”).
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A specific volitive form of a verb.
- Related terms
- mode, desiderative