Definition of "optative" in Englisch

adjective

1. Expressing a wish or a choice.

2. (grammar) Related or pertaining to the optative mood.

noun

1. (grammar) A mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Sanskrit, Old Prussian, Tamil, and Ancient Greek, but not English), used to express a wish.

2. (grammar) A verb or expression in the optative mood.