gesto

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ˈʒes.tu] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈʒes.to] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈd͡ʒes.to] === Verb === gesto first-person singular present indicative of gestar == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡɛsto] === Noun === gesto n gesture ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “gesto”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 “gesto”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡesto/ Rhymes: -esto Syllabification: ges‧to === Noun === gesto (accusative singular geston, plural gestoj, accusative plural gestojn) gesture ==== Derived terms ==== gestadi (“to gesticulate”) gesti (“to gesture”) gestolingvo (“sign language”) == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin gestus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛs.to/ Rhymes: -ɛsto Hyphenation: gè‧sto === Noun === gesto m (plural gesti) gesture, an act gesture, a sign, a movement ==== Synonyms ==== (gesture, act): atto, azione ==== Related terms ==== gesta gestatorio gesticolare gestuale === Further reading === gesto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɛs.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒɛs.to] === Etymology 1 === Frequentative of gerō (“carry, bear”). ==== Verb ==== gestō (present infinitive gestāre, perfect active gestāvī, supine gestātum); first conjugation to bear, carry to have, hold, wield to ride, sail, drive, especially for pleasure to wage, as in war to wear (as shoes) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== circumgestō gestāmen gestātiō ===== Descendants ===== Catalan: gestar Italian: gestare Portuguese: gestar Spanish: gestar === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== gestō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of gestus === References === “gesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “gesto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “gesto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gesto, from Latin gestus. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: ges‧to ==== Noun ==== gesto m (plural gestos) gesture ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== gesto first-person singular present indicative of gestar === Further reading === “gesto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “gesto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxesto/ [ˈxes.t̪o] Rhymes: -esto Syllabification: ges‧to === Etymology 1 === From Latin gestus, whence English gesture. ==== Noun ==== gesto m (plural gestos) gesture expression Synonym: expresión ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== gesto first-person singular present indicative of gestar === Further reading === “gesto”, 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