kůže

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kóžě, from Proto-Slavic *koža. Related to Serbo-Croatian koža.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ků‧že

Noun

kůže f

  1. skin
    vyskočit z kůže ― (to feel like) jumping out of one's skin
    hroší kůže ― thick-skinned
    dostat se někomu pod kůži ― to get under someone else's skin
    být v cizí kůži ― to be in someone else's shoes
    nejsem ve své kůži. ― I don't feel right in my skin.
  2. leather

Usage notes

  • In the past, the forms koží, kožím, kožích, kožemi (instead of kůží, kůžím, kůžích, kůžemi) were also correct and they can be seen in some older books.

Declension

Declension of kůže (soft feminine)
singular plural
nominative kůže kůže
genitive kůže kůží
dative kůži kůžím
accusative kůži kůže
vocative kůže kůže
locative kůži kůžích
instrumental kůží kůžemi
adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • “kůže”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “kůže”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “kůže”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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