жест
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French geste, from Latin gestus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
жест • (žest) m inan (genitive же́ста, nominative plural же́сты, genitive plural же́стов)
- gesture (communicative motion of the limbs or body)
- (figuratively) gesture (act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- → Estonian: žest
Related terms edit
- жестикули́ровать (žestikulírovatʹ)
- жестикуля́ция (žestikuljácija)
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French geste, from Latin gestus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
жест • (žest) m inan (genitive же́сту, nominative plural же́сти, genitive plural же́стів)
- gesture (communicative motion of the limbs or body)
- (figuratively) gesture (act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude)
Declension edit
Declension of жест (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Related terms edit
- жестикулюва́ти impf (žestykuljuváty)
- жестикуля́ція f (žestykuljácija)
- жестикуляці́йний (žestykuljacíjnyj)
Further reading edit
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жест”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “жест”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “жест”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “жест”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “жест”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “жест”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “жест”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)