LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

gesticulus

gesticulus m (genitive gesticulī)
Classical[ɡɛsˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒesˈtiː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea mimic gesture, a pantomime, a gesticulation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegesticulusgesticulī
genitivegesticulīgesticulōrum
dativegesticulōgesticulīs
accusativegesticulumgesticulōs
ablativegesticulōgesticulīs
vocativegesticulegesticulī

gestĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. 2. gestus,
I. a mimic gesture, gesticulation (post-class.): digitorum, Tert. Apol. 19.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin gesticulus From gestus (noun) + -culus.

Quick answers

What does gesticulus mean in Latin?
gesticulus, a noun, means “a mimic gesture, a pantomime, a gesticulation”.
What is the genitive of gesticulus?
The genitive singular is gesticulī. gesticulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce gesticulus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛsˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒesˈtiː.ku.lus].