koža

See also: koza, kóza, kòza, koża, kóža, and Koza

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koža. Related to Czech kůže.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôʒa/
• Hyphenation: ko‧ža

Noun

kȍža f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏жа)

1. skin
2. leather

Declension

Declension of koža

	singular	plural
nominative	kȍža	kože
genitive	kože	kȏžā
dative	koži	kožama
accusative	kožu	kože
vocative	kožo	kože
locative	koži	kožama
instrumental	kožom	kožama

Related terms

• kožni

Further reading

• “koža”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔʒa]

• Audio:

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Noun

koža f (related adjective kožný, diminutive kožka or kožtička)

1. skin
2. leather

Declension

Declension of koža (pattern ulica)

	singular	plural
nominative	koža	kože
genitive	kože	koží
dative	koži	kožiam
accusative	kožu	kože
locative	koži	kožiach
instrumental	kožou	kožami

Derived terms

adjectives

• kožený

 

nouns

• kožuch
• kožušina
• pokožka

 

Further reading

• “koža”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *koža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kòːʒa/

Noun

kọ́ža f

1. skin

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	kóža
gen. sing.	kóže
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kóža	kóži	kóže
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kóže	kóž	kóž
dative (dajȃlnik)	kóži	kóžama	kóžam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kóžo	kóži	kóže
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kóži	kóžah	kóžah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kóžo	kóžama	kóžami

Derived terms

• kóžen

Further reading

• “koža”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòža.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʒa/
• Rhymes: -ɔʒa
• Hyphenation: ko‧ža
• Syllabification: ko‧ža

Noun

koža f (diminutive kóžka or kóžčička or kožička)

1. skin
2. fur, pelt (hairy skin of an animal)
3. leather

Declension

Declension of koža (feminine soft stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	koža	koži	kože
genitive	kože	kožow	kožow
dative	koži	kožomaj	kožam
accusative	kožu	koži	kože
instrumental	kožu	kožomaj	kožemi
locative	koži	kožomaj	kožach
vocative	koža	koži	kože

Derived terms

adjectives

• kožany
• kožaty

 

nouns

• chevreaukoža f
• kožanosć f
• połkoža f
• předkoža f

 

Further reading

• “koža” in Soblex