Head

"Head" in Russian

ве́рхний

vérxnij

(placed at the top or the front)

встре́чный

vstréčnyj

(coming from in front)

гла́вный

glávnyj

(foremost in rank or importance)

головно́й

golovnój

(of, relating to, or intended for the head)

пере́дний

perédnij

(placed at the top or the front)

башка́

bašká

(part of the body)

верх

verx

(topmost or leading part)

верху́шка

verxúška

(topmost or leading part)

верши́на

veršína

(topmost or leading part)

галью́н

galʹjún

(toilet of a ship)

глава́

glavá

(part of the body)

глава́

glavá

(individual person)

глава́

glavá

(end of a table)

глава́

glavá

(leader, chief, mastermind)

голо́вка

golóvka

(end of hammer, axe, golf club etc.)

голо́вка

golóvka

(blunt end of a nail, screw etc.)

голо́вка

golóvka

(element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium)

голо́вка

golóvka

(computing: part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data)

голова́

golová

(part of the body)

голова́

golová

(mental aptitude or skill)

голова́

golová

(measure word for livestock and game)

дире́ктор

diréktor

(headmaster, headmistress)

кро́на

króna

(leafy top part of a tree)

мозг

mozg

(mental aptitude or skill)

наконе́чник

nakonéčnik

(sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer)

остриё

ostrijó

(sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer)

поголо́вье

pogolóvʹje

(measure word for livestock and game)

руководи́тель

rukovodítelʹ

(leader, chief, mastermind)

руководи́тельница

rukovodítelʹnica

(leader, chief, mastermind)

возгла́вить

vozglávitʹ

(to be in command of)

возглавля́ть

vozglavljátʹ

(to be in command of)

главе́нствовать

glavénstvovatʹ

(to be in command of)

напра́виться

naprávitʹsja

(to move in a specified direction)

направля́ться

napravljátʹsja

(to move in a specified direction)

руководи́ть

rukovodítʹ

(to be in command of)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.