Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/golvъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“bald, naked”) + *-vъ. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“bald”).

Adjective

*golvъ

headed

Declension

Indefinite declension of *golvъ (hard)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*golvъ	*golva	*golvo
Accusative	*golvъ	*golvǫ	*golvo
Genitive	*golva	*golvy	*golva
Locative	*golvě	*golvě	*golvě
Dative	*golvu	*golvě	*golvu
Instrumental	*golvomь	*golvojǫ	*golvomь
Vocative	*golve	*golvo	*golvo
Dual	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*golva	*golvě	*golvě
Accusative	*golva	*golvě	*golvě
Genitive	*golvu	*golvu	*golvu
Locative	*golvu	*golvu	*golvu
Dative	*golvoma	*golvama	*golvoma
Instrumental	*golvoma	*golvama	*golvoma
Vocative	*golva	*golvě	*golvě
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*golvi	*golvy	*golva
Accusative	*golvy	*golvy	*golva
Genitive	*golvъ	*golvъ	*golvъ
Locative	*golvěxъ	*golvaxъ	*golvěxъ
Dative	*golvomъ	*golvamъ	*golvomъ
Instrumental	*golvy	*golvami	*golvy
Vocative	*golvi	*golvy	*golva

Definite declension of *golvъ (hard)

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*golvъjь	*golvaja	*golvoje
Accusative	*golvъjь	*golvǫjǫ	*golvoje
Genitive	*golvajego	*golvyję	*golvajego
Locative	*golvějemь	*golvěji	*golvějemь
Dative	*golvujemu	*golvěji	*golvujemu
Instrumental	*golvyjimi	*golvǫjǫ	*golvyjimi
Vocative	*golvъjь	*golvaja	*golvoje
Dual	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*golvaja	*golvěji	*golvěji
Accusative	*golvaja	*golvěji	*golvěji
Genitive	*golvuju	*golvuju	*golvuju
Locative	*golvuju	*golvuju	*golvuju
Dative	*golvyjima	*golvyjima	*golvyjima
Instrumental	*golvyjima	*golvyjima	*golvyjima
Vocative	*golvaja	*golvěji	*golvěji
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*golviji	*golvyję	*golvaja
Accusative	*golvyję	*golvyję	*golvaja
Genitive	*golvъjixъ	*golvъjixъ	*golvъjixъ
Locative	*golvyjixъ	*golvyjixъ	*golvyjixъ
Dative	*golvyjimъ	*golvyjimъ	*golvyjimъ
Instrumental	*golvyjimi	*golvyjimi	*golvyjimi
Vocative	*golviji	*golvyję	*golvaja

Derived terms

*bezgolvъ (“headless, acephalous”)
*gologolvъ (“with shaved head”)
*virogolvъ (“headstrong”)
*vьrtogolvъ (“mind-boggling”)
*tvьrdogolvъ (“stubborn, pigheaded”)
*porzdьnogolvъ (“brainless, empty-headed”)

*golvľь (“type of fish”)
*golva (“head”)
- *golvica (“head”) (diminutive)
- *golvišče (“head”) (augmentative)
- *golvatъ, *golvačь (“big-head”)
- *golvьnъ, *golvitъ (“main, capital”)
- *golvъka (“head of an instrument”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Russian: голо́вый (golóvyj)
  - ⇒ Russian: безголо́вый (bezgolóvyj), гологоло́вый (gologolóvyj)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: -глaв (-glav)
  - ⇒ Bulgarian: гологлав (gologlav), вироглав (viroglav), въртоглав (vǎrtoglav), твърдоглав (tvǎrdoglav), кухоглав (kuhoglav), празноглав (praznoglav)
- Macedonian: -глaв (-glav)
  - ⇒ Macedonian: гологлав (gologlav), вртоглав (vrtoglav), тврдоглав (tvrdoglav), празноглав (praznoglav)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: гла̀вијӣ
  Latin: glàvijī
- Slovene: glȃvji
  - Slovene: gologlàv
West Slavic:
- Czech: -hlavý
  - ⇒ Czech: bezhlavý, holohlavý
- Slovak: -hlavý
  - ⇒ Slovak: bezhlavý, holohlavý