gestual

Portuguese

Etymology

From gesto +‎ -ual.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒes.tuˈaw/ [ʒes.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʒesˈtwaw/ [ʒesˈtwaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒes.tuˈaw/ [ʒes.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʒesˈtwaw/ [ʒesˈtwaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒeʃ.tuˈaw/ [ʒeʃ.tʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʒeʃˈtwaw/ [ʒeʃˈtwaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɛʃˈtwal/ [ʒɛʃˈtwaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɛʃˈtwal/ [ʒɛʃˈtwaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɛʃˈtwa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: ges‧tu‧al

Adjective

gestual m or f (plural gestuais)

1. gestural (of, pertaining to, or using gestures)
2. (painting) gestural

Derived terms

• gestualmente
• língua gestual
• linguagem gestual

 

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gestuel.

Adjective

gestual m or n (feminine singular gestuală, masculine plural gestuali, feminine and neuter plural gestuale)

1. gestural

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	gestual		gestuală		gestuali	gestuale
	definite	gestualul		gestuala		gestualii	gestualele
genitive- dative	indefinite	gestual		gestuale		gestuali	gestuale
	definite	gestualului		gestualei		gestualilor	gestualelor

Spanish

Adjective

gestual m or f (masculine and feminine plural gestuales)

1. (relational) gesture
   • 2015 July 17, “De ‘Aquí no hay quien viva’ al rap y la marihuana”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Al parecer, la experiencia de Eduardo con las cámaras no fue todo lo idílica como su antigua lozanía y sempiterna sonrisa, en contraste con su actual físico y seriedad gestual, nos hacía pensar.

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Further reading

• “gestual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10