gesty

Gesty is a Polish noun meaning gestures—the movements of the body, hands, or face that convey information or emotion. It is the plural form of gest, a masculine noun used to describe intentional movements in communication, performance, or ritual. In ordinary Polish, gesty often refer to nonverbal signals used to express attitudes, reinforce spoken language, or direct attention.

Grammar and usage: Gesty is a countable noun in Polish. It commonly appears with modifiers such as 'różne gesty' (various gestures) or 'gesty dłoni' (hand gestures), and it is used with verbs like 'wyrażać gestami' (to express by gestures) in more figurative contexts. In the study of nonverbal communication or theater, gesty describe visible means of conveying meaning beyond spoken language.

Etymology and cognates: The Polish noun gesty and its singular gest are part of a broader European word family for gesture. Linguists commonly link related forms to the French geste or Latin gestus, with possible influence from German Geste. The precise historical path into Polish is not fixed and may reflect borrowing from more than one language over time.

In English, gesty is not standard; gestures is the usual term, and gesticulation is a related but more formal word. Outside Polish, gesty may appear in niche or historical texts as an archaic loanword or in discussions of language contact. See also: gesture, gestural, gesticulation.