głowica

Polish

Etymology

głowa (“head”) +‎ -ica (“feminine augmentative suffix”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡwɔˈvʲi.t͡sa/

Noun

głowica f

  1. head (any device part that is placed at the end of something), e.g. warhead, print head, cylinder head; often disambiguated with adjectives
    głowica bojowa – warhead
    głowica jądrowa – nuclear warhead
    głowica dysku – hard drive head
  2. pommel, knob on the end of the hilt of a sword
  3. (architecture) capital, the uppermost part of a column
  4. (heraldry) chief
  5. bovine malignant catarrhal fever

Declension
declension of głowica
singular plural
nominative głowica głowice
genitive głowicy głowic
dative głowicy głowicom
accusative głowicę głowice
instrumental głowicą głowicami
locative głowicy głowicach
vocative głowico głowice

Synonyms
  • (uppermost part of column): kapitel

Further reading
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