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Russian
Etymology
голова́ (golová) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
Noun
голо́вка • (golóvka) f inan (genitive голо́вки, nominative plural голо́вки, genitive plural голо́вок)
- endearing diminutive of голова́ (golová): small head
- head (of pin, hammer, nail, etc.)
- bulb, clove (onion, garlic, etc.)
- (anatomy) glans
- Ellipsis of голо́вка полово́го чле́на (golóvka polovóvo čléna, “glans penis”).
- Ellipsis of голо́вка кли́тора (golóvka klítora, “clitoral glans”).
Declension
Related terms
Ukrainian
Etymology 1
From голова́ (holová) + -ка (-ka). Doublet of голі́вка (holívka).
Pronunciation
Noun
голо́вка • (holóvka) f inan (genitive голо́вки, nominative plural голо́вки, genitive plural голо́вок)
- head (of plant, vegetable)
- голо́вка капу́сти ― holóvka kapústy ― head of cabbage
- голо́вка часнику́ ― holóvka časnykú ― head of garlic
- head (of nail, screw, stick, etc.)
- голо́вка гви́нта ― holóvka hvýnta ― screwhead
- голо́вка цвяха́ ― holóvka cvjaxá ― nailhead
- Synonym of голова́ f (holová) (food product in a round or conical shape)
- round (of cheese)
- loaf (of sugar)
- голо́вка цу́кру ― holóvka cúkru ― sugarloaf
- (rare) Synonym of голі́вка f (holívka)
- (chiefly in the plural) toe box, vamp (of a boot)
Declension
Declension of голо́вка (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
головка́ • (holovká) m pers
- genitive/accusative singular of головко́ (holovkó)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “головка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “головка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “головка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “головка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “головка”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “головка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “головка”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)