ottativo

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin optātīvus [​modus​] (a calque of Ancient Greek εὐκτική [​ἔγκλισις​] (euktikḗ [​énklisis​])), derived from Classical Latin optātus, past participle of optō (“to choose; to wish for”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ot.taˈti.vo/ Rhymes: -ivo Hyphenation: ot‧ta‧tì‧vo === Noun === ottativo m (plural ottativi) (grammar) optative === Adjective === ottativo (feminine ottativa, masculine plural ottativi, feminine plural ottative) (grammar) optative (mood) === Further reading === ottativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana