gesto
See also: gestó and gęsto
Catalan
Verb
gesto
- first-person singular present indicative form of gestar
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Pronunciation
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Noun
gesto (accusative singular geston, plural gestoj, accusative plural gestojn)
- gesture
Derived terms
- gestadi (“to gesticulate”)
- gesti (“to gesture”)
- gestolingvo (“sign language”)
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin gestura, nominative feminine singular of gesturus (“about to carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.sto/
- 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) IPA(key): /ˈɡes.toː/, [ˈɡɛs̠t̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒes.to/, [ˈd͡ʒɛst̪o]
Etymology 1
Frequentative of gerō (“carry, bear”).
Verb
gestō (present infinitive gestāre, perfect active gestāvī, supine gestātum); first conjugation
- I bear, carry.
- I have, hold, wield.
- I ride, sail, drive, especially for pleasure.
- I wage, as in war
Conjugation
| Conjugation of gestō (first conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | gestō | gestās | gestat | gestāmus | gestātis | gestant |
| imperfect | gestābam | gestābās | gestābat | gestābāmus | gestābātis | gestābant | |
| future | gestābō | gestābis | gestābit | gestābimus | gestābitis | gestābunt | |
| perfect | gestāvī | gestāvistī | gestāvit | gestāvimus | gestāvistis | gestāvērunt, gestāvēre | |
| pluperfect | gestāveram | gestāverās | gestāverat | gestāverāmus | gestāverātis | gestāverant | |
| future perfect | gestāverō | gestāveris | gestāverit | gestāverimus | gestāveritis | gestāverint | |
| passive | present | gestor | gestāris, gestāre | gestātur | gestāmur | gestāminī | gestantur |
| imperfect | gestābar | gestābāris, gestābāre | gestābātur | gestābāmur | gestābāminī | gestābantur | |
| future | gestābor | gestāberis, gestābere | gestābitur | gestābimur | gestābiminī | gestābuntur | |
| perfect | gestātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | gestātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | gestātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | gestem | gestēs | gestet | gestēmus | gestētis | gestent |
| imperfect | gestārem | gestārēs | gestāret | gestārēmus | gestārētis | gestārent | |
| perfect | gestāverim | gestāverīs | gestāverit | gestāverīmus | gestāverītis | gestāverint | |
| pluperfect | gestāvissem | gestāvissēs | gestāvisset | gestāvissēmus | gestāvissētis | gestāvissent | |
| passive | present | gester | gestēris, gestēre | gestētur | gestēmur | gestēminī | gestentur |
| imperfect | gestārer | gestārēris, gestārēre | gestārētur | gestārēmur | gestārēminī | gestārentur | |
| perfect | gestātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | gestātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | gestā | — | — | gestāte | — |
| future | — | gestātō | gestātō | — | gestātōte | gestantō | |
| passive | present | — | gestāre | — | — | gestāminī | — |
| future | — | gestātor | gestātor | — | — | gestantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | gestāre | gestāvisse | gestātūrum esse | gestārī | gestātum esse | gestātum īrī | |
| participles | gestāns | — | gestātūrus | — | gestātus | gestandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| gestandī | gestandō | gestandum | gestandō | gestātum | gestātū | ||
Derived terms
- circumgestō
- gestāmen
- gestātiō
Descendants
- Catalan: gestar
- Italian: gestare
- Portuguese: gestar
- Spanish: gestar
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, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to carry in one's arms: in manibus aliquem gestare
- to love and make a bosom friend of a person: aliquem in sinu gestare (aliquis est in sinu alicuius) (Ter. Ad. 4. 5. 75)
- (ambiguous) picture to yourselves the circumstances: ante oculos vestros (not vobis) res gestas proponite
- (ambiguous) to celebrate some one's exploits in song: alicuius res gestas versibus ornare, celebrare
- to carry in one's arms: in manibus aliquem gestare
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese gesto, from Latin gestus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛs.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛʃ.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛs.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒɛʃ.tu/
- Hyphenation: ges‧to
Noun
gesto m (plural gestos)
- gesture
Related terms
- gesticulação
- gesticular
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gestus whence English gesture.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxesto/ [ˈxes.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -esto
- Syllabification: ges‧to
Noun
gesto m (plural gestos)
- gesture
- expression
Derived terms
- hacer gestos (“to gesture”)
Related terms
- gesticular
- gestión
- gerencia
- gerente
Verb
gesto
- first-person singular present indicative of gestar
Further reading
- “gesto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014