optativus
From LSJ
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
optātīvus: a, um, adj. id.,
I of or belonging to a wish, expressing a wish, optative (post-class.): modus optativus, the optative, Diom. p. 330 P.: adverbia, Mart. Cap. 3, § 310.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
optātīvus, a, um, qui exprime un souhait, optatif [en t. de gramm.] : Diom. 340, 4 ; Prisc. Gramm. 8, 42
