Hyphenation of optatives

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

op-ta-tives

Definitions of optatives:

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

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