desiderative
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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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