Optative /(?)/

Op·ta·tive

Optative

a.
  1. Expressing desire or wish.

Phrases & Compounds

Optative mood
that mood or form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is expressed.

Optative

n.
  1. Something to be desired. [R.]
  2. The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood. (Gram.)