| ADJECTIVE | pert | optative | indicating an option or wish |
|---|---|---|---|
| pert | optative | relating to a mood of verbs in some languages | |
| NOUN | relation | optative, optative mood | a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope / hope |
| Meaning | Indicating an option or wish. | |
|---|---|---|
| Nouns | option | one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen |
| Verbs | opt | select as an alternative over another |
| Meaning | relating to a mood of verbs in some languages. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "optative verb endings" | |
| Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
| Spanish | optativo | |
| Nouns | optative mood | a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope / hope |
| Meaning | A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope / hope; expressed in English by modal verbs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | optative mood | |
| Category | Sanskrit, Sanskritic language | (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism) |
| Region | Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas | A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula |
| Broader | mood, mode, modality | Verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker |
| Spanish | optativo | |
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