precative

noun

1. Mode expressing a wish, a prayer.

   The precative expresses a wish (may...!); it is formed by preposing the particle lu to the stative or the preterite.

Where it comes from

From Latin precativus (“of prayer”), derived from precatio (“prayer”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry precative (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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