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Showing words for OPTATIVE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Optative

optative, potative

7 Letter Words for Optative

atiptoe, atopite

6 Letter Words for Optative

aptote, opiate, optate, optive, ottave, potate, tapeti, teapot, tiptoe, vittae

5 Letter Words for Optative

otate, ovate, patio, patte, petit, petti, petto, pieta, pitta, pivot, potti, taipo, tapet, tapit, tatie, topia, tovet, vitae, vitta

4 Letter Words for Optative

apio, atip, atop, atte, avie, epit, etat, evap, iota, opai, pate, pato, patt, pave, pavo, peai, peat, peta, peto, piet, pita, poet, pote, poti, pott, tait, tape, tate, tave, teap, teat, tepa, tiao, tipe, tipt, tite, toat, toea, toit, tope, topi, topv, tote, vape, veta, veto, vita, vite, voet, vota, vote

3 Letter Words for Optative

ait, ape, apt, ate, atp, att, ave, avo, eat, epa, epi, eta, iao, ipo, ita, iva, ive, oat, oie, opa, ope, opt, opv, ova, pat, pav, pea, pet, pia, pie, pit, poa, poi, pot, pta, pte, ptt, pva, pvt, tai, tao, tap, tat, tav, tea, tet, tie, tip, tit, toa, toe, toi, top, tot, tov, tpi, vae, vat, vei, vet, via, vie, vip, voe

Definitions for Optative

[1] designating or pertaining to a verb mood, as in Greek, that has among its functions the expression of a wish, as Greek íoimen “may we go, we wish we might go.”
[2] the optative mood.
[3] a verb in the optative mood.
[4] indicating or expressing choice, preference, or wish
[5] grammar denoting a mood of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, etc, expressing a wish
[6] grammar the optative mood a verb in this mood

Words nearby Optative

opt, opt in, opt out, opt-, opt., optative, optesthesia, optic, optic axis, optic canal, optic capsule

Origin of Optative

1520–30; < Late Latin optātīvus, equivalent to Latin optāt(us ) (past participle of optāre; see opt, -ate1) + -īvus -ive

Other words from Optative

op·ta·tive·ly , adverb

Word origin for Optative

C16: via French optatif, from Late Latin optātīvus, from Latin optāre to desire