imprecative

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, imprecate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɛkətɪv/

Noun

imprecative (plural imprecatives)

  1. (grammar) A grammatical mood, found in some languages, used for curses (in the sense of wishing harm) and marked by a different set of affixes than the optative mood, which is used for wishes in general.

Adjective

imprecative (not comparable)

  1. (grammar) Pertaining to the imprecative mood.

Italian

Adjective

imprecative

  1. feminine plural of imprecativo
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