geste
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
Middle Dutch, from Medieval Latin gestura.
Noun edit
geste f (plural gesten or gestes)
Etymology 2 edit
From French geste, related to Etymology 1.
Noun edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Latin gestus (“action, gesture”).
Noun edit
geste m (plural gestes)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Turkish: jest
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old French geste (albeit with a spelling-pronunciation), ultimately from Latin gesta (“feats”).
Noun edit
geste f (plural gestes)
- saga, especially a cycle of poems in the epic, literary style of the Middle Ages
Further reading edit
- “geste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Participle edit
geste
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Middle French geste, from Old French geste, from Medieval Latin gesta.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geste (plural gestes)
- (tale) An epic work of poetry or music.
- A written story or history.
- An important or memorable action; an epic act.
- A deed, act or activity.
- (rare) A lighthearted activity; fun.
- (rare) A poem or song in general.
- (rare) A saying or text in general.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ǧē̆st(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old French [Term?].
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
geste (plural gestes)
Descendants edit
- English: gest
References edit
- “ǧē̆st(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
geste
- Alternative form of gest (“guest”).
Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
geste
- Alternative form of gesten (“to host a guest”)
Etymology 5 edit
Verb edit
geste
- Alternative form of gesten (“to read poetry”)
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French geste.
Noun edit
geste m (plural gestes)
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin gesta.
Noun edit
geste oblique singular, f (oblique plural gestes, nominative singular geste, nominative plural gestes)
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
geste
- inflection of gestar:
Spanish edit
Verb edit
geste
- inflection of gestar: