žestikulēt
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Latvian
Etymology
Via other European languages (probably French gesticuler), ultimately borrowed from Latin gesticulari (“to gesticulate”), from gesticulus (“mimic gesture”), the diminutive of gestus (“gesture”), a noun related to the verb gerō (“to bear, to carry”).
Pronunciation
Verb
žestikulēt (intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present žestikulēju, žestikulē, žestikulē, past žestikulēju)
- to gesticulate (to use gestures, usually to convey some meaning)
- Maksis žestikulēja kā provinciāls aktieris, vēcinādams garās rokas ― Maksis gesticulated like a provincial actor, flapping (his) long arms
- dažreiz Vētra aiz dusmām vispār nespēj nekā izteikt un kādu brītiņu tikai žestikulē un plāta muti ― sometimes, out of anger, Vētra cannot say anything and for a second only gesticulates and gapes
- pats runīgākais no vedējiem, žestikulēdams ar pātagas kātu, stāstīja ciemata vēsturi ― the most talkative of the coachmen, gesticulating with the handle of (his) whip, told the story of the village
Conjugation
conjugation of žestikulēt