volitive

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Medieval Latin volitivus (from volitare (to flee) + -ivus), a Scholastic translation of the Ancient Greek θελητικός (thelatikos), from θέλησις (thelesis, a will, a willing)

Adjective [edit]

volitive (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining the will or volition
  2. in the volitive

Derived terms [edit]

Noun [edit]

volitive (plural volitives)

  1. (uncountable, linguistics) A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
  2. (linguistics) A specific volitive form of a verb.

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Italian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

volitive f

  1. Feminine plural form of volitivo

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