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голова

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Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic голова (golova), from Proto-Slavic *golvà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *golH-weh₂, from *gelH-. Doublet of глава (hlava) and глова (hlova), borrowed forms.

Noun

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голова (holovaf (related adjective головный, diminutive головка)

  1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)
  2. (anatomy) head (upper part of the head with hair)
  3. head (ability to reason)
  4. head (individual person in relation to a group)
  5. head (person leading or in highest position)
  6. (Middle Ukrainian) head, fore (front of something)
  7. (Middle Ukrainian) head (life of a person)
  8. (Middle Ukrainian) murder
  9. murdered person
  10. (Middle Belarusian) headquarters; capital
  11. food product in the form of a ball or cone
  12. (Middle Belarusian) top (highest point of something)
  13. chapter (section of a book)
  14. (Middle Ukrainian) headwater
  15. (figurative) main part of something
  16. (Middle Ukrainian, about land, field) beginning; end

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Declension of голова (holova) (hard a-stem)
singular plural
nominative голова (holova) головы (holovy)
genitive головы (holovy) головъ (holov)
dative головѣ (holově) головамъ (holovam)
accusative голову (holovu) головы (holovy)
instrumental головою (holovoju) головами (holovami)
locative головѣ (holově) головахъ (holovax)
vocative голово (holovo) головы (holovy)

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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: галава́ (halavá)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: го́лова (hólova)
  • Ukrainian: голова́ (holová)

References

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  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1986), “голова”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 7 (гляденье – девичество), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 33
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “голова”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 248
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1999), “голова”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 6 (выпросити – головный), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 249

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic голова (golova), from Proto-Slavic *golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH-. Doublet of глава́ (glavá) (Church Slavonicism).

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Noun

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голова́ (golováf inan (genitive головы́, nominative plural го́ловы, genitive plural голо́в, relational adjective головно́й, diminutive голо́вка or голо́вушка or головёшка)

  1. head
    с головы́ до но́гs golový do nógfrom head to foot
    с головы́ до пя́тs golový do pjátfrom head to toe
    в голова́хv golováxat the head of the bed
    • 1924, Михаил Булгаков [Mikhail Bulgakov], “X. Страшный Дыркин”, in Дьяволиада; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., Diaboliad, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:
      Ничего́ не понима́я, Коротко́в, ко́со и засте́нчиво улыбну́лся, взял канделя́бр за но́жку и с хру́стом уда́рил Ды́ркина по голове́ свеча́ми.
      Ničevó ne ponimája, Korotkóv, kóso i zasténčivo ulybnúlsja, vzjal kandeljábr za nóžku i s xrústom udáril Dýrkina po golové svečámi.
      In a daze, Korotkov gave a shy crooked smile, took the chandelier by the base and crunched the candles down on Dyrkin's head.
  2. mind; brains
    У меня́ э́того да́же и в голове́ не́ было.U menjá étovo dáže i v golové né bylo.I didn't even have it on my mind.

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Noun

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голова́ (golovám anim (genitive головы́, nominative plural го́ловы, genitive plural голо́в)

  1. head; chief; master
    городско́й голова́gorodskój golovámayor
    сам себе́ голова́sam sebé golováone’s own master

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See also

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “голова”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic голова (golova), from Proto-Slavic *golva. Doublet of глава́ (hlavá), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic.

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Noun

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голова́ (holováf inan (genitive голови́, nominative plural го́лови, genitive plural голі́в, relational adjective головни́й, diminutive голі́вка or голо́вка)

  1. (anatomy) head
    з голови́ до нігz holový do nihfrom head to foot
    У ме́не боли́ть голова́.U méne bolýtʹ holová.I have a headache.

Declension

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Declension of голова́
(inan hard fem-form accent-d' о-і)
singular plural
nominative голова́
holová
го́лови
hólovy
genitive голови́
holový
голі́в
holív
dative голові́
holoví
го́ловам
hólovam
accusative го́лову
hólovu
го́лови
hólovy
instrumental голово́ю
holovóju
го́ловами
hólovamy
locative голові́
holoví
го́ловах
hólovax
vocative го́лово
hólovo
го́лови
hólovy

Noun

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голова́ (holovám pers or f pers (genitive голови́, nominative plural го́лови, genitive plural голі́в)

  1. (of a meeting) chair, chairman, chairperson
  2. (of a board, etc.) chairman, chairperson, president
    Голова́ Кабіне́ту Міні́стрівHolová Kabinétu MinístrivPrime Minister
  3. (of an organisation) chief, head, manager
  4. (of a parliament or of Congress) Speaker
  5. (of a city or town) mayor

Declension

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Declension of голова́
(pers hard fem-form accent-d' о-і)
singular plural
nominative голова́
holová
го́лови
hólovy
genitive голови́
holový
голі́в
holív
dative голові́
holoví
го́ловам
hólovam
accusative го́лову
hólovu
голі́в
holív
instrumental голово́ю
holovóju
го́ловами
hólovamy
locative голові́
holoví
го́ловах
hólovax
vocative го́лово
hólovo
го́лови
hólovy

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