optative mood

English Thesaurus

1. a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	modality, mode, mood,
definition	:	verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker (noun.linkdef)

domain category	:	sanskrit, sanskritic language,
definition	:	(Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes (noun.communication)

domain region	:	ellas, greece, hellenic republic,
definition	:	a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil (noun.location)