жест

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French geste, from Latin gestus.

Pronunciation

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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

Declension of жест (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	же́ст žést	же́сты žésty
genitive	же́ста žésta	же́стов žéstov
dative	же́сту žéstu	же́стам žéstam
accusative	же́ст žést	же́сты žésty
instrumental	же́стом žéstom	же́стами žéstami
prepositional	же́сте žéste	же́стах žéstax

Related terms

жестикули́ровать (žestikulírovatʹ)
жестикуля́ция (žestikuljácija)

Descendants

→ Armenian: ժեստ (žest)
→ Estonian: žest

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French geste, from Latin gestus.

Pronunciation

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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)

	singular	plural
nominative	жест žest	же́сти žésty
genitive	же́сту žéstu	же́стів žéstiv
dative	же́стові, же́сту žéstovi, žéstu	же́стам žéstam
accusative	жест žest	же́сти žésty
instrumental	же́стом žéstom	же́стами žéstamy
locative	же́сті žésti	же́стах žéstax
vocative	же́сте žéste	же́сти žésty

Related terms

жестикулюва́ти impf (žestykuljuváty)
жестикуляці́йний (žestykuljacíjnyj)
жестикуля́ція f (žestykuljácija)

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)

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