Word: optatives
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: op
ta
tives
Definition: Plural of optative; a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
Morphemes:
Affix: optative
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Related or pertaining to the optative mood; a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
Etymology Compounds: Affix: optātus
Language: la
Decoded: optatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: wished for, desired, pleasant, having been desired.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).