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hlava

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Czech

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Hlava muže a mravence
Hlavička hřebíku

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech hlava, from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɦlava]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ava

Noun

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hlava f (relational adjective hlavový)

  1. head (part of the body)
    Synonyms: kebule, palice, kokos, šíša, šiška, makovice, kotrba
    Potřásl hlavou.He shook his head.
    Je tu hlava na hlavě.It's very crowded in here.
  2. head (end of a nail)
  3. head (side of a coin)
    Synonyms: panna, avers
    Antonyms: orel, revers
  4. chapter (section of a text)

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Old Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golvà.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɣɫaʋa/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɦlava/

    Noun

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    hlava f

    1. (anatomy) head (part of the body)
    2. head; individual, person
    3. head (ability to reason)
    4. (law) head (person's life)
    5. (law) murder (intentional killing of a person)
    6. (law) murdered body
    7. (law) fine imposed in a trial for murder
    8. (figuratively) head (person leading something)
    9. head (upper part of anything)
      1. hilt of a sword
    10. (figuratively) front (front side of something)
    11. (astronomy) group of stars in a constellation designated by an animal name
      Coordinate term: ocas

    Declension

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    Descendants

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    • Czech: hlava

    Further reading

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    Slovak

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    hlava f

    1. (anatomy) head
    2. chapter

    Declension

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    Declension of hlava
    (pattern žena)
    singularplural
    nominativehlavahlavy
    genitivehlavyhláv
    dativehlavehlavám
    accusativehlavuhlavy
    locativehlavehlavách
    instrumentalhlavouhlavami

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • hlava”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026