jussive

American  

[juhs-iv] / ˈdʒʌs ɪv /

adjective

1. (especially in Semitic languages) expressing a mild command.

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noun

1. a jussive form, mood, case, construction, or word.

jussive British  

/ ˈdʒʌsɪv /

adjective

1. grammar another word for imperative

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Etymology

Origin of jussive

1840–50; < Latin juss ( us ) (past participle of jubēre to command) + -ive

Example Sentences

But the jussive petatur could be continuing from ite in the first line; compare Statius Sil IV iv 4-5 'atque ubi Romuleas uelox penetraueris arces, / continuo dextras flaui pete Thybridis oras'.

From The Last Poems of Ovid by Akrigg, Mark Bear

Commanding, dat. w. verbs of, 187, II; —— subst. clause w. verbs of, 295, 1; —— commands expressed by jussive subjv.,

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

For instance, the imperative mood is used in all cases, permissive as well as jussive, Si nolet arceram ne sternito, "If he does not choose, he need not procure a covered car."

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas