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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.
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