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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

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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text

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head

Also: mind, brains, chief, master

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Не моро́чь мне го́лову! Don't pull my leg!
Джон держа́л го́лову над водо́й. John kept his head above water.
В холо́дные моско́вские зимы лу́чше носи́ть на голове́ ша́пку. It's best to wear a cap on your head during the cold Moscow winters.
Когда ты на со́лнце, укрыва́й чем-нибудь го́лову. Cover your head when you are in the sun.
Он положи́л го́лову на поду́шку. He laid his head on the pillow.
Не бери́ в го́лову, всё нала́дится. Take it easy. Things are looking up.
На голове́ у Саши была́ огро́мная ши́шка. Sasha had a huge bump on his head.
Мне в го́лову пришла́ иде́я. An idea came to me.
У него есть привы́чка кива́ть голово́й, когда он слу́шает разгово́р. He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation.
Когда я встал утром, у меня боле́ла голова́. When I got up this morning, I had a headache.

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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