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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French geste, from Latin gestus.
Pronunciation
Noun
жест • (žest) m inan (genitive же́ста, nominative plural же́сты, genitive plural же́стов)
- gesture (communicative motion of the limbs or body)
- (figuratively) gesture (act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude)
- жест до́брой во́ли ― žest dóbroj vóli ― gesture of goodwill, goodwill gesture
Declension
Descendants
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French geste, from Latin gestus.
Pronunciation
Noun
жест • (žest) m inan (genitive же́сту, nominative plural же́сти, genitive plural же́стів)
- gesture (communicative motion of the limbs or body)
- (figuratively) gesture (act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude)
- жест до́брої во́лі ― žest dóbroji vóli ― gesture of goodwill, goodwill gesture
Declension
Declension of жест (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жест”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “жест”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “жест”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “жест”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “жест”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “жест”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “жест”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)