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.ˈwɑ̀/
Noun
galvà f (1st declension)
- (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
- mind, intelligence
- žinoti sų galvo - to know from head (by heart)
- terbini galva - a clean head (without any minds)
- 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
- a counting unit of cattle, animals
- Są dvodešįt galvo skatė -there are twenty heads in the lifestock
- 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 |