No. 11,956 in Russian
затылка
The back of the head.
In a sentence
Он почувствовал лёгкое прикосновение на затылке.
He felt a light touch on the back of his head.
Here, 'затылке' is in the prepositional case of 'затылок', used to indicate where the touch was felt, specifying location.
Солнце ярко светило, и его затылок ощутил жар.
The sun shone brightly, and the back of his head felt heat.
In this sentence, 'затылок' is in the nominative case and refers to the anatomical part that experienced the heat.
Мальчик сидел возле костра, склонив голову, его затылок скрывался в тени.
The boy sat near the campfire, with his head bowed, the back of his head hidden in shadow.
Here, 'затылок' again in nominative case depicts its spatial relative position to the source of shadows.
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