geste

See also: Geste, gesté, and gęste

Dutch

Etymology 1

Noun

geste f (plural gesten or gestes)

1. (literal) gesture, movement of an appendix or body
2. (figurative) gesture

Etymology 2

Noun

geste f (plural gesten or gestes)

1. (historical) story, history

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin gestus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛst/

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Noun

geste m (plural gestes)

1. gesture
2. move, motion

Noun

geste f (plural gestes)

1. 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.

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) geste

1. vocative masculine singular of gestus

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French geste, from Latin gesta.

Alternative forms

• gest, yest, yeste, geeste, jeeste, jeste, ieste, chest, geyst

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛst(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛːst(ə)/

Noun

geste (plural gestes)

2. A epic work of poetry or music.
3. A written story or history.
4. An important or memorable action; an epic act.
5. A deed, act or activity.
6. (rare) A lighthearted activity; fun.
7. (rare) A poem or song in general.
8. (rare) A saying or text in general.

Derived terms

• gesten
• gestour

Descendants

• English: gest, jest
• Scots: jeest

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

• gest

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛst(ə)/, /ˈdʒɛːst(ə)/

Noun

geste (plural gestes)

2. A folk or tribe; a group of people.

Descendants

• English: gest

References

• “ǧē̆st(e (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse gestr.

Noun

geste

2. Alternative form of gest (“guest”).

Etymology 4

From gest (“guest”, noun).

Verb

geste

1. Alternative form of gesten (“to host a guest”)

Etymology 5

From geste (“tale”, noun).

Verb

geste

1. Alternative form of gesten (“to read poetry”)

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Middle French

Noun

geste m (plural gestes)

1. act; action

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Old French

Noun

geste oblique singular, f (oblique plural gestes, nominative singular geste, nominative plural gestes)

1. act; action
2. story of heroism or bravery
3. gesture

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Portuguese

Verb

geste

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Verb

geste

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of gestar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of gestar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of gestar.