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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/golvьnъ
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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *golva (“head”) + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*golvьnъ
- main, principal
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *golvьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *golvьnъ | *golvьna | *golvьno |
| Accusative | *golvьnъ | *golvьnǫ | *golvьno |
| Genitive | *golvьna | *golvьny | *golvьna |
| Locative | *golvьně | *golvьně | *golvьně |
| Dative | *golvьnu | *golvьně | *golvьnu |
| Instrumental | *golvьnomь | *golvьnojǫ | *golvьnomь |
| Vocative | *golvьne | *golvьno | *golvьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *golvьna | *golvьně | *golvьně |
| Accusative | *golvьna | *golvьně | *golvьně |
| Genitive | *golvьnu | *golvьnu | *golvьnu |
| Locative | *golvьnu | *golvьnu | *golvьnu |
| Dative | *golvьnoma | *golvьnama | *golvьnoma |
| Instrumental | *golvьnoma | *golvьnama | *golvьnoma |
| Vocative | *golvьna | *golvьně | *golvьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *golvьni | *golvьny | *golvьna |
| Accusative | *golvьny | *golvьny | *golvьna |
| Genitive | *golvьnъ | *golvьnъ | *golvьnъ |
| Locative | *golvьněxъ | *golvьnaxъ | *golvьněxъ |
| Dative | *golvьnomъ | *golvьnamъ | *golvьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *golvьny | *golvьnami | *golvьny |
| Vocative | *golvьni | *golvьny | *golvьna |
Definite declension of *golvьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *golvьnъjь | *golvьnaja | *golvьnoje |
| Accusative | *golvьnъjь | *golvьnǫjǫ | *golvьnoje |
| Genitive | *golvьnajego | *golvьnyję | *golvьnajego |
| Locative | *golvьnějemь | *golvьněji | *golvьnějemь |
| Dative | *golvьnujemu | *golvьněji | *golvьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *golvьnyjimi | *golvьnǫjǫ | *golvьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *golvьnъjь | *golvьnaja | *golvьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *golvьnaja | *golvьněji | *golvьněji |
| Accusative | *golvьnaja | *golvьněji | *golvьněji |
| Genitive | *golvьnuju | *golvьnuju | *golvьnuju |
| Locative | *golvьnuju | *golvьnuju | *golvьnuju |
| Dative | *golvьnyjima | *golvьnyjima | *golvьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *golvьnyjima | *golvьnyjima | *golvьnyjima |
| Vocative | *golvьnaja | *golvьněji | *golvьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *golvьniji | *golvьnyję | *golvьnaja |
| Accusative | *golvьnyję | *golvьnyję | *golvьnaja |
| Genitive | *golvьnъjixъ | *golvьnъjixъ | *golvьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *golvьnyjixъ | *golvьnyjixъ | *golvьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *golvьnyjimъ | *golvьnyjimъ | *golvьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *golvьnyjimi | *golvьnyjimi | *golvьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *golvьniji | *golvьnyję | *golvьnaja |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Belarusian: гало́ўны (halóŭny)
- Russian: головно́й (golovnój)
- Ukrainian: голо́вний (holóvnyj)
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Old Cyrillic: главьнъ (glavĭnŭ)
- Glagolitic: ⰳⰾⰰⰲⱐⱀⱏ (glavĭnŭ)
- → Russian: гла́вный (glávnyj)
- Bulgarian: главен (glaven)
- Macedonian: главен (glaven)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: гла̀внӣ
- Latin: glàvnī
- Slovene: gláven
- Old Church Slavonic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: hlavní
- Polish: główny
- Slovak: hlavný
- Sorbian:
- Lower Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*golvьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 13