geste
Dutch
Etymology 1
Noun
geste f (plural gesten or gestes)
Etymology 2
Noun
geste f (plural gesten or gestes)
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin gestus.
Pronunciation
Noun
geste m (plural gestes)
Noun
geste f (plural gestes)
- saga, especially a cycle of poems in the epic, literary style of the Middle Ages
Further reading
- “geste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Participle
(deprecated template usage) geste
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French geste, from Latin gesta.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
geste (plural gestes)
- A epic work of poetry or music.
- A written story or history.
- An important or memorable action; an epic act.
- A deed, act or activity.
- (rare) A lighthearted activity; fun.
- (rare) A poem or song in general.
- (rare) A saying or text in general.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “ǧē̆st(e (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.
Etymology 2
From Old French [Term?].
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
geste (plural gestes)
Descendants
- English: gest
References
- “ǧē̆st(e (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.
Etymology 3
Noun
geste
- Alternative form of gest (“guest”).
Etymology 4
From gest (“guest”, noun).
Verb
geste
- Alternative form of gesten (“to host a guest”)
Etymology 5
From geste (“tale”, noun).
Verb
geste
- Alternative form of gesten (“to read poetry”)
Middle French
Noun
geste m (plural gestes)
Old French
Noun
geste oblique singular, f (oblique plural gestes, nominative singular geste, nominative plural gestes)
Portuguese
Verb
geste
Spanish
Verb
geste
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