Associations to the word «Desiderative»

Wiktionary

DESIDERATIVE, noun. (linguistics) A verbal mood that has the meaning of “wanting to do something”, found in languages such as Ancient Greek and Sanskrit.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats