kůže

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkuːʒɛ]
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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 kůžethick-skinned
    dostat se někomu pod kůžito get under someone else's skin
    být v cizí kůžito 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.

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