ottativo
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin optātīvus [modus] (a calque of Ancient Greek εὐκτική [ἔγκλισις] (euktikḗ [énklisis])), derived from Classical Latin optātus, past participle of optō (“to choose; to wish for”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ottativo m (plural ottativi)
Adjective edit
ottativo (feminine ottativa, masculine plural ottativi, feminine plural ottative)
Further reading edit
- ottativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana