desiderative

desiderative

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin de-
Latin *sīder-
Latin dēsīdero
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Latin dēsīderātīvusbor.
English desiderative

    Borrowed from Latin dēsīderātīvus.

    Adjective

    desiderative (comparative more desiderative, superlative most desiderative)

    1. Having or indicating wish or desire.
    2. (grammar) Of a verb expressing a wish.

    Noun

    desiderative (plural desideratives)

    1. (linguistics, grammar) A verbal mood expressing the desire to carry out an act, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit; the optative.

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    Further reading

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /de.zi.de.raˈti.ve/, (traditional) /de.si.de.raˈti.ve/[1]
    • Rhymes: -ive
    • Hyphenation: de‧si‧de‧ra‧tì‧ve

    Adjective

    desiderative

    1. feminine plural of desiderativo

    References

    1. ^ desidero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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