Bulgarian

Noun

глава • ‎(glavá) f

1. head, bonce
2. mind, brains
3. chapter

Inflection

Synonyms

• (mind): ум

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva.

Noun

глава • ‎(glava) f

1. head (part of the body)

Inflection

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⰳⰾⰰⰲⰰ ‎(glava)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva.

Noun

глава • ‎(glava) f

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

Declension

Descendants

• Russian: голова́ ‎(golová), глава́ ‎(glavá)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Church Slavonic глава ‎(glava). Compare the regular reflex of Proto-Slavic word with pleophony in голова́ ‎(golová).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡlɐˈva]

Noun

глава́ • ‎(glavá) f inan ‎(genitive главы́, nominative plural гла́вы, genitive plural глав)

1. head, top, summit
2. cupola, dome
3. chapter, section (books)

Declension

Noun

глава́ • ‎(glavá) m anim, f anim ‎(genitive главы́, nominative plural гла́вы, genitive plural глав)

1. head, chief (title)

Declension

Related terms

• гла́вный ‎(glávnyj)
• голова́ ‎(golová)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

гла́ва f ‎(Latin spelling gláva)

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

Declension

Derived terms

References

• “глава” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦlɐˈu̯ɑ]

Etymology 1

Noun

глава́ • ‎(hlavá) m inan ‎(genitive глави́, nominative plural гла́ви)

1. head (body part)

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

глава́ • ‎(hlavá) m anim ‎(genitive глави́, nominative plural гла́ви)

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

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

глава́ • ‎(hlavá) m inan ‎(genitive глави́, nominative plural гла́ви)

1. section, chapter, part

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “глава”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka