hlava

Czech
Hlava of a man and an ant
Hlava of a nail

Etymology

From Old Czech hlava, from Proto-Slavic *golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ.

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

Noun

hlava f

  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
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
Derived terms

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

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galˀwā́ˀ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɦlava]

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 Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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