JUSSIVE


Meaning of JUSSIVE in English

/jus"iv/ , Gram.

adj.

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

n.

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

[ 1840-50; juss ( us ) (ptp. of jubere to command) + -IVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .