optative

n. (இலக்) விளங்கோள், (பெயரடை) விருப்பத்தை உணர்த்துகிற.

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Op"ta*tive, a. Etym: [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.] Defn: 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. Op"ta*tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. optatif.] 1. Something to be desired. [R.] Bacon. 2. (Gram.) Defn: The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.

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