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глава

глава

Bulgarian

Noun

глава (glavá) f

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

Inflection

Synonyms


Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva.

Noun

глава (glava) f

  1. head (part of the body)

Inflection


Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva.

Noun

глава (glava) f

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

Declension

Descendants


Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic глава (glava). Compare the regular reflex of Proto-Slavic word with pleophony in голова́ (golová).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡlɐˈva]

Noun

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

  1. head, top, summit
  2. cupola, dome
  3. chapter, section (books)

Declension

Noun

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

  1. head, chief (title)

Declension

Related terms


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

гла́ва f (Latin spelling gláva)

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

Declension

Derived terms

References


Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦlɐˈu̯ɑ]

Etymology 1

Noun

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

  1. head (body part)
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

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

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

Etymology 3

Noun

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

  1. section, chapter, part
Declension

References