žest

See also: zest

Estonian

Etymology

From Russian жест (žest), from French geste, from Latin gestus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒ̊est/, [ˈʒ̊est]
  • Rhymes: -est
  • Hyphenation: žest

Noun

žest (genitive žesti, partitive žesti)

  1. gesture (a deliberately emphasized hand or body movement to express feelings, a signal, etc.)

Declension

Declension of žest (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative žest žestid
accusative nom.
gen. žesti
genitive žestide
partitive žesti žeste
žestisid
illative žesti
žestisse 		žestidesse
žestesse
inessive žestis žestides
žestes
elative žestist žestidest
žestest
allative žestile žestidele
žestele
adessive žestil žestidel
žestel
ablative žestilt žestidelt
žestelt
translative žestiks žestideks
žesteks
terminative žestini žestideni
essive žestina žestidena
abessive žestita žestideta
comitative žestiga žestidega

References

  • žest in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “žest”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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