глава

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡləˈva/

Noun

глава (glavá) f

  1. head, bonce
  2. mind, brains
  3. chapter

Inflection

Synonyms


Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ.

Noun

глава (glava) f

  1. head (part of the body)
  2. chapter, section
  3. mind, brains
  4. person, capita
  5. bulb (bulb-shaped root)

Inflection

Synonyms


Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ.

Noun

глава (glava) f

  1. head (part of the body)
  2. chapter

Declension

Descendants


Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic глава (glava), from Proto-Slavic *golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ. Doublet of голова́ (golová), the regular East Slavic reflex.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡlɐˈva]
  • (file)

Noun

глава́ (glavá) f inan (genitive главы́, nominative plural гла́вы, genitive plural глав)

  1. head, top, summit
  2. cupola, dome
  3. chapter, section (of a book)
  4. (heraldry) chief (on a shield)

Declension

Noun

глава́ (glavá) m anim or f anim (genitive главы́, nominative plural гла́вы, genitive plural глав)

  1. head, chief (title)

Declension

Further reading


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlǎːʋa/
  • Hyphenation: гла‧ва

Noun

гла́ва f (Latin spelling gláva)

  1. head
  2. chapter (section of a book)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading


Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦlɐˈu̯ɑ]
  • (file)

Noun

глава́ (hlavá) m inan (genitive глави́, nominative plural гла́ви)

  1. head (body part)
  2. section, chapter, part

Declension

Noun

глава́ (hlavá) m anim (genitive глави́, nominative plural гла́ви)

  1. head, chief (of an organization etc.)

Declension

Further reading

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