gesta

See also: gestá and gęsta

Icelandic

Noun

gesta

  1. indefinite genitive plural of gestur

Italian

Noun

gesta f, pl only

  1. (literary, humorous) deeds, exploits, achievements

Latin

Participle

gesta

  1. nominative feminine singular of gestus
  2. nominative neuter plural of gestus
  3. accusative neuter plural of gestus
  4. vocative feminine singular of gestus
  5. vocative neuter plural of gestus

gestā

  1. ablative feminine singular of gestus

References

  • gesta in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gesta in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gesta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • gesta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to detail the whole history of an affair: ordine narrare, quomodo res gesta sit
    • (ambiguous) to gesticulate: gestum (always in the sing.) agere
    • (ambiguous) a success; a glorious feat of arms: res fortiter feliciterque gesta
    • (ambiguous) a success; a glorious feat of arms: res bene gesta

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin genesta.

Noun

gesta f (plural gestas)

  1. (botany) broom (leguminosae shrub)

Synonyms


Spanish

Noun

gesta f (plural gestas)

  1. feat, achievement, heroic deed

Synonyms

Verb

gesta

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of gestar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of gestar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of gestar.
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