Bulgarian Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡɫɐˈva]
  • (file)

Noun Edit

глава́ (glaváf

  1. head
  2. mind, brains
    Synonym: ум (um)
  3. chapter

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Macedonian Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

глава (glavaf (plural глави, diminutive главичка or главче, augmentative главиште)

  1. head (part of the body)
  2. chapter, section
    Synonym: поглавје n (poglavje)
  3. mind, brains
  4. person, capita
  5. bulb (bulb-shaped root)
    Synonym: луковица f (lukovica)

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Old Church Slavonic Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Noun Edit

глава (glavaf

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

Declension Edit

Descendants Edit

  • Old East Slavic: глава (glava) (see there for further descendants)

References Edit

  • Nikolić, Svetozar (1989) Staroslovenski jezik: Pravopis, glasovi, oblici, Beograd

Old East Slavic Edit

Etymology Edit

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic глава (glava). Doublet of голова (golova).

Pronunciation Edit

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ɡlɑˈʋɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ɡlaˈʋa/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ɡlaˈʋa/
  • Hyphenation: гла‧ва

Noun Edit

глава (glavaf

  1. head
  2. chief
  3. chapter

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Russian Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic глава (glava), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic глава (glava).

Doublet of голова́ (golová), the regular East Slavic reflex.

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Noun Edit

глава́ (glaváf 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)

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Noun Edit

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

  1. head, chief (title)

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Serbo-Croatian Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation Edit

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

Noun Edit

гла́ва f (Latin spelling gláva)

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

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Ukrainian Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian глава́ (hlavá), from Old East Slavic глава (glava), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic глава (glava). Doublet of голова́ (holová), the native East Slavic term.

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Noun Edit

глава́ (hlaváf inan (genitive глави́, nominative plural гла́ви, genitive plural глав)

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

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Noun Edit

глава́ (hlavám pers (genitive глави́, nominative plural гла́ви, genitive plural глав)

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

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