Noun reference

кожа

skin

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine -а family

Case paradigm

Singular and plural together

Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.

Singular and plural case forms for кожа
Case Singular Plural
Nominative кожа кожи
Accusative кожу кожи
Genitive кожи кож
Dative коже кожам
Instrumental кожейLong instrumental variant: кожею Accepted in practice кожами
Prepositional коже кожах

Form pattern

How the forms are built

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular кож- + -и → кожи

Remove -а and add -и.

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Nominative · Singular кожа This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural кож- + -и → кожи Remove -а and add -и.
Accusative · Singular кож- + -у → кожу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural кож- + -и → кожи Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Singular кож- + -и → кожи Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Plural кож- + zero ending → кож Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular кож- + -е → коже Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural кож- + -ам → кожам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular кож- + -ей → кожей Remove -а and add -ей.
Instrumental · Plural кож- + -ами → кожами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular кож- + -е → коже Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural кож- + -ах → кожах Remove -а and add -ах.
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