Hyphenation of optative

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word optative? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

op-ta-tive

Definitions of optative:

1.	A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope Expressed in English by modal verbs
2.	Indicating an option or wish
3.	Relating to a mood of verbs in some languages Optative verb endings

Synonyms of optative:

adj	decision making, deciding
adj	mood, mode, modality
noun	optative mood, mood, mode, modality

Last hyphenations of this language

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