Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *golvьnъ. By surface analysis, галава́ (halavá, head) +‎ -ны (-ny). Cognate with Russian головно́й (golovnój), гла́вный (glávnyj).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɣaˈɫou̯nɨ]
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Adjective edit

гало́ўны (halóŭny)

  1. main, principal
    Synonym: асно́ўны (asnóŭny)

Declension edit

References edit

  • галоўны” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org