gesta

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒes.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒes.ta] Rhymes: -esta === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== gesta f (plural gestes) feat, achievement, heroic deed ==== Further reading ==== “gesta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “gesta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “gesta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “gesta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== gesta inflection of gestar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Icelandic == === Noun === gesta indefinite genitive plural of gestur == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛs.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛsta Hyphenation: gè‧sta === Noun === gesta f pl (plural only) (literary or humorous) deeds, exploits, achievements === References === === Anagrams === stage == Latin == === Participle === gesta inflection of gestus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Participle === gestā ablative feminine singular of gestus === Noun === gesta n pl (genitive gestōrum); second declension (rare) deeds, acts, achievements Synonym: rēs gestae ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only. === References === “gesta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “gesta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "gesta", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “gesta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛstɐ Hyphenation: ges‧ta === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin genesta. ==== Alternative forms ==== giesta ==== Noun ==== gesta f (plural gestas) (botany) broom (leguminosae shrub) Synonym: giesteira === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== gesta inflection of gestar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “gesta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gesta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxesta/ [ˈxes.t̪a] Rhymes: -esta Syllabification: ges‧ta === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== gesta f (plural gestas) feat, achievement, heroic deed Synonyms: hazaña, proeza, heroicidad ===== Derived terms ===== canción de gesta, cantar de gesta romance de gesta === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== gesta inflection of gestar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “gesta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025