German

Noun

Geste f ‎(genitive Geste, plural Gesten)

1. gesture

Declension

Dutch

Noun

geste ? ‎(plural gesten or gestes)

1. (literally) gesture, movement of an appendix or body
2. (figuratively) gesture

Etymology 2

Noun

geste ? ‎(plural gesten or gestes)

1. (historical) story, history

French

Etymology

From Latin gestus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛst/

Noun

geste m ‎(plural gestes)

1. gesture
2. move, motion

Noun

geste f ‎(plural gestes)

1. saga, especially a cycle of poems in the epic, literary style of the Middle Ages

Latin

Participle

geste

1. vocative masculine singular of gestus

Middle French

Noun

geste m (plural gestes)

1. act; action

Old French

Noun

geste f ‎(oblique plural gestes, nominative singular geste, nominative plural gestes)

1. act; action
2. story of heroism or bravery
3. gesture

Portuguese

Verb

geste

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of gestar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of gestar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of gestar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of gestar

Spanish

Verb

geste

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of gestar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of gestar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of gestar.