Found 2 items, similar to Optative mood.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: optative mood optative mood n : a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs [syn: optative]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Optative mood Optative \Op"ta*tive\, a. [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.] Expressing desire or wish. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] Optative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed. [1913 Webster]