Nouns.
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Example 3:—koń, 'the horse.'
| Singular. | Plural. | ||
| N. | koń | konie. | |
| G. | konia | koni(ów). | |
| D. | koniowi | koniom. | |
| A. | konia | konie. | |
| V. | koniu | konie | |
| I. | koniem | koniami (końmi). | |
| L. | koniu | w koniach. |
Among peculiar forms belonging to this declension may be mentioned the noun Bóg 'God,' which makes the dative Bogu, instead of Bogowi, and also the vocative Boże; człowiek, 'man,' has in the vocative both człowieku and człowiecze; xiądz, 'priest,' has the genitive xięże.
Second Declension.
Feminine substantives are those ending in the vowels a (except a few implying the offices of men) and i, and most of the substantives ending in one of the soft consonants ć, dź, ść, 'ź', 'ż'.
Example 1:—pani, 'the lady.'
| Singular. | Plural. | |||
| N. | pani | panie. | ||
| G. | pani | pań. | ||
| D. | pani | paniom. | ||
| A. | panią | panie. | ||
| V. | pani | panie | ||
| I. | panią | paniami. | ||
| L. | pani | paniach. |
