hlava

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Czech

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Hlava muže a mravence
Hlavička hřebíku

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ava

Noun

hlava f (related 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)

Declension

Declension of hlava (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative hlava hlavy
genitive hlavy hlav
dative hlavě hlavám
accusative hlavu hlavy
vocative hlavo hlavy
locative hlavě hlavách
instrumental hlavou hlavami

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • hlava in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • hlava in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • hlava in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Declension of hlava (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative hlava hlavě hlavy
genitive hlavy hlavú hlav
dative hlavě hlavama hlavám
accusative hlavu hlavě hlavy
vocative hlavo hlavě hlavy
locative hlavě hlavú hlavách
instrumental hlavú hlavama hlavami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: hlava

References

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation

Noun

hlava f (genitive singular hlavy, nominative plural hlavy, genitive plural hláv, declension pattern of žena)

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

Declension

Declension of hlava
singular plural
nominative hlava hlavy
genitive hlavy hláv
dative hlave hlavám
accusative hlavu hlavy
locative hlave hlavách
instrumental hlavou hlavami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “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, 2024
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