χειρονομία
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Greek
Etymology
χειρο- (cheiro-, “hand”) + νέμω (némo, “to distribute (Ancient Greek)”)
Noun
χειρονομία • (cheironomía) f (plural χειρονομίες)
- gesture, gesticulation (with the hand(s))
- while talking
- insulting or other meaningful gesture
- (figuratively) commendable act
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χειρονομία (cheironomía) | χειρονομίες (cheironomíes) |
| genitive | χειρονομίας (cheironomías) | χειρονομιών (cheironomión) |
| accusative | χειρονομία (cheironomía) | χειρονομίες (cheironomíes) |
| vocative | χειρονομία (cheironomía) | χειρονομίες (cheironomíes) |
Related terms
- χειρονομώ (cheironomó, “to gesticulate”)
Further reading
χειρονομία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
