volitive

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[edit] Etymology

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)

[edit] Adjective

volitive (not comparable)

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

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[edit] Noun

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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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

volitive f.

  1. Feminine plural form of volitivo

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