gesture
/ˈdʒestʃə/JES-chur
/ˈdʒɛstʃɚ/JES-chur
Meaninga carrying (of oneself)
Common meaning: a movement made to convey meaning
- gestto carry, carry onLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 812 · scan
- urenoun ending: result or process
Journey through time
- Latingerō, gessī, gestum‘to carry, carry on’
- Englishgesture‘a movement made to convey meaning’ · today
gest also in: digestsuggestcongestion
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin gerō ‘to carry, carry on’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry gerō, p. 812 · dictionary scan
Roots
- gerō, gessī, gestum Latin “to carry, carry on”
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