desiderative
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dēsīderātīvus.
Adjective edit
desiderative (comparative more desiderative, superlative most desiderative)
Related terms edit
Noun edit
desiderative (plural desideratives)
- (linguistics, grammar) A verbal mood that has the meaning of “wanting to do something”, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.
Translations edit
wishing to
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Further reading edit
- desiderative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /de.zi.de.raˈti.ve/, (traditional) /de.si.de.raˈti.ve/[1]
- Rhymes: -ive
- Hyphenation: de‧si‧de‧ra‧tì‧ve
Adjective edit
desiderative
References edit
- ^ desidero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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