óskháttur

Icelandic

noun
Definitions
  • (grammar) the optative, the optative mood

Etymology

Affix from Icelandic ósk (wish, a request, a wish) + Icelandic háttur (manner, mode, modality, custom, way, a grammatical mood, a mood, mood).

Origin

Icelandic

háttur

Gloss

manner, mode, modality, custom, way, a grammatical mood, a mood, mood

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Person/Thing

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