gesto

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See also: gestó and gęsto

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

gesto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gestar

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

gesto n

  1. gesture

Declension

Declension of gesto (hard neuter)
singular plural
nominative gesto gesta
genitive gesta gest
dative gestu gestům
accusative gesto gesta
vocative gesto gesta
locative gestu gestech
instrumental gestem gesty

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Noun

gesto (accusative singular geston, plural gestoj, accusative plural gestojn)

  1. gesture

Derived terms

Italian

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin gestura, nominative feminine singular of gesturus (“about to carry”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gesto m (plural gesti)

  1. gesture, an act
  2. gesture, a sign, a movement

Synonyms

Related terms

Further reading

  • gesto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Frequentative of gerō (“carry, bear”).

Verb

gestō (present infinitive gestāre, perfect active gestāvī, supine gestātum); first conjugation

  1. to bear, carry
  2. to have, hold, wield
  3. to ride, sail, drive, especially for pleasure
  4. to wage, as in war
  5. to wear (as shoes)
Conjugation
   Conjugation of gestō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present gestō gestās gestat gestāmus gestātis gestant
imperfect gestābam gestābās gestābat gestābāmus gestābātis gestābant
future gestābō gestābis gestābit gestābimus gestābitis gestābunt
perfect gestāvī gestāvistī gestāvit gestāvimus gestāvistis gestāvērunt,
gestāvēre
pluperfect gestāveram gestāverās gestāverat gestāverāmus gestāverātis gestāverant
future perfect gestāverō gestāveris gestāverit gestāverimus gestāveritis gestāverint
passive present gestor gestāris,
gestāre 		gestātur gestāmur gestāminī gestantur
imperfect gestābar gestābāris,
gestābāre 		gestābātur gestābāmur gestābāminī gestābantur
future gestābor gestāberis,
gestābere 		gestābitur gestābimur gestābiminī gestābuntur
perfect gestātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect gestātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect gestātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present gestem gestēs gestet gestēmus gestētis gestent
imperfect gestārem gestārēs gestāret gestārēmus gestārētis gestārent
perfect gestāverim gestāverīs gestāverit gestāverīmus gestāverītis gestāverint
pluperfect gestāvissem gestāvissēs gestāvisset gestāvissēmus gestāvissētis gestāvissent
passive present gester gestēris,
gestēre 		gestētur gestēmur gestēminī gestentur
imperfect gestārer gestārēris,
gestārēre 		gestārētur gestārēmur gestārēminī gestārentur
perfect gestātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect gestātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — gestā — — gestāte —
future — gestātō gestātō — gestātōte gestantō
passive present — gestāre — — gestāminī —
future — gestātor gestātor — — gestantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives gestāre gestāvisse gestātūrum esse gestārī gestātum esse gestātum īrī
participles gestāns — gestātūrus — gestātus gestandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
gestandī gestandō gestandum gestandō gestātum gestātū
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Catalan: gestar
  • Italian: gestare
  • Portuguese: gestar
  • Spanish: gestar

Etymology 2

Participle

gestō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of gestus

References

  • “gesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “gesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gesto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to carry in one's arms: in manibus aliquem gestare
    • to love and make a bosom friend of a person: aliquem in sinu gestare (aliquis est in sinu alicuius) (Ter. Ad. 4. 5. 75)
    • (ambiguous) picture to yourselves the circumstances: ante oculos vestros (not vobis) res gestas proponite
    • (ambiguous) to celebrate some one's exploits in song: alicuius res gestas versibus ornare, celebrare

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gesto, from Latin gestus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ges‧to

Noun

gesto m (plural gestos)

  1. gesture
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

gesto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gestar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxesto/
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Syllabification: ges‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin gestus, whence English gesture.

Noun

gesto m (plural gestos)

  1. gesture
  2. expression
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Verb

gesto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gestar

Further reading

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