Optativ

Optativ

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin optātīvus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔptatiːf/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Examples
    • Mögen sie glücklich sein!

    Optativ m (strong, genitive Optativs, plural Optative)

    1. (grammar) optative
      Synonym: Wunschform

    Declension

    Declension of Optativ [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Optativ die Optative
    genitive eines des Optativs der Optative
    dative einem dem Optativ den Optativen
    accusative einen den Optativ die Optative

    Further reading

    • “Optativ” in Duden online
    • “Optativ”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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