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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

голова́

noun, female, inanimate
very often used word (#78)

Noun basics

Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):

Is it living?: (unknown) inanimate animate

Translation

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head

Also: mind, brains, chief, master

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Ко́жа у меня на голове́ очень че́шется. My scalp is very itchy.
У него была́ голова́ же́нщины, те́ло льва, кры́лья пти́цы и хвост змеи. It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.
У него боле́ла голова́. He had a headache.
Он наде́л шля́пу на го́лову. He put a cap on his head.
Она положи́ла го́лову на плечо́ её матери. She rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
Не моро́чь мне го́лову! Don't pull my leg!
Ры́ба гниёт с головы. A fish rots from the head down.
Его отве́том бы́ло уда́рить меня по голове́. His answer was to strike me on the head.
Вертолёт зави́с над голово́й. The helicopter is hovering overhead.
На голове́ у Саши была́ огро́мная ши́шка. Sasha had a huge bump on his head.

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Declension

Normal Singular only Plural only Indeclinable

Note: Stress change

	singular	plural
nom. nominative	голова́	го́ловы
gen. genitive	головы́	голо́в
dat. dative	голове́	голова́м
acc. accusative	го́лову	го́ловы
inst. instrumental	голово́й	голова́ми
prep. prepositional	голове́	голова́х