Contionary:galva

Pomorian

Etymology

From Old Pomorian galwā, Proto-Balto-Slavic *galwāˀ. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *golva (earlier *galwā), Old Prussian galwā, Lithuanian, Latvian galva. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol- ("spike, tip, peak") with a Proto-Balto-Slavic suffix *-wāˀ, so it probably meant "top of the body" then.

Pronunciation

/gɑl.ˈwɑ/

Noun

galvà f (1st declension)

1. (anatomy) head (top or front of the body)

   galva zmeny - a human head

   pavirti galvą - to turn one's head

   ån galvą nutūrti cepikå - to put a hat on a head

2. mind, intelligence

   žinoti sų galvo - to know from head (by heart)

   terbini galva - a clean head (without any minds)

3. top part of an object

   galva nagly - a head tip of a nail

   galva maltūrio - a head of a hammer

   buto galva - a head of a shoe

4. a counting unit of cattle, animals

   Są dvodešįt galvo skatė -there are twenty heads in the lifestock

5. authoritative person, boss

   galva organizacijo - a head of an organization, CEO

Declension

Declension of -a (1st declension-f, C2)
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	galvà	gàlvi	gàlvo
Genitive	galvò	galvù	galvų̃
Dative	gàlvei	gàlvoma	galvõm(e)
Accusative	gàlvą	galvì	gàlve
Instrumental	galvą́ją	galvõma	galvomỹ
Locative	galvė̃	galvù	galvósu
Vocative	gàlva	gàlvi	gàlvo

Derived terms

galvėte - with a big head

galvine - main

galvadėli - main thing/point