жест

Borrowed from French geste, from Latin gestus.

• IPA^(key): [ʐɛst]

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жест • (žest) m inan (genitive же́ста, nominative plural же́сты, genitive plural же́стов)

1. gesture (communicative motion of the limbs or body)
2. (figuratively) gesture (act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude)

   жест до́брой во́ли ― žest dóbroj vóli ― gesture of goodwill, goodwill gesture

• жестикули́ровать (žestikulírovatʹ)
• жестикуля́ция (žestikuljácija)

• → Estonian: žest

Borrowed from French geste, from Latin gestus.

• IPA^(key): [ʒɛst]

• Audio:

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жест • (žest) m inan (genitive же́сту, nominative plural же́сти, genitive plural же́стів)

1. gesture (communicative motion of the limbs or body)
2. (figuratively) gesture (act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude)

   жест до́брої во́лі ― žest dóbroji vóli ― gesture of goodwill, goodwill gesture

• 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)