глава

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

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  • Rhymes: -va

Noun

глава́ (glaváf

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

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Noun

глава (glavaf

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

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References

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

Old East Slavic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: гла‧ва

Noun

глава (glavaf

  1. head
  2. chief
  3. chapter

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References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “глава”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 513

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak hlava, from Proto-Slavic *golva. Cognates include Slovak hlava and Carpathian Rusyn глава́ (hlavá).

Pronunciation

Noun

глава (hlavaf (diminutive главка, related adjective главов)

  1. head
  2. boss
  3. vine

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Russian

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

Noun

глава́ (glaváf inan (genitive главы́, nominative plural гла́вы, genitive plural глав)

  1. head, top, summit
  2. cupola, dome
  3. chapter, section (of a book)
    • 1842, Николай Гоголь, “Том I, Глава 3”, in Мёртвые души; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Dead Souls, London: Chatto & Windus, 1922:
      Из предыдущей главы уже видно, в чем состоял главный предмет его вкуса и склонностей, а потому не диво, что он скоро погрузился весь в него и телом и душою.
      Iz predyduščej glavy uže vidno, v čem sostojal glavnyj predmet jevo vkusa i sklonnostej, a potomu ne divo, što on skoro pogruzilsja vesʹ v nevo i telom i dušoju.
      From the foregoing chapter it can now be seen what was the chief subject of his interests and inclinations, and so it is not surprising that he was soon completely absorbed in it.
  4. (heraldry) chief (on a shield)

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Noun

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

  1. head, chief (title)

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Further reading

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

гла́ва f (Latin spelling gláva)

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

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Further reading

  • глава”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

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

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

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

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