volitive

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or pertaining the will or volition.
• In the volitive; expressing a wish.

Noun

• A verb form found in certain languages which indicates that a certain action is willed, although it may not be performed in fact.
• A specific volitive form of a verb.

Origin

• From Medieval Latin volitivus (from volo + -ivus), a Scholastic translation of the Ancient Greek θελητικός, from θέλησις