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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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head

Also: mind, brains, chief, master

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У Алисы на голове́ цвето́к. Alice has a flower on her head.
Она положи́ла го́лову на плечо́ её матери. She rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
Ей наконец пришла́ в го́лову хоро́шая иде́я. At last, she hit on a good idea.
У него есть голова́ на плеча́х. He has a head on his shoulders.
Мне в го́лову пришла́ иде́я. An idea came to me.
Мне в го́лову пришла́ хоро́шая иде́я. A good idea came into my mind.
Его отве́том бы́ло уда́рить меня по голове́. His answer was to strike me on the head.
Э́та девчонка как креве́тка: мне всё в ней нра́вится, кроме головы. This chick is like a shrimp: I like everything about her but her head.
У меня слегка боле́ла голова́, и я лёг спать пораньше. Having a slight headache, I went to bed early.
Я покача́л не́сколько раз голово́й. I shook my head a few times.

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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