Noun reference
баба
woman, wife, old woman
Feminine · Animate
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 баба
| Case |
Singular |
Plural |
|---|
| Nominative |
баба |
бабы |
|---|
| Accusative |
бабу |
баб |
|---|
| Genitive |
бабы |
баб |
|---|
| Dative |
бабе |
бабам |
|---|
| Instrumental |
бабойLong instrumental variant:
бабою
Accepted in practice |
бабами |
|---|
| Prepositional |
бабе |
бабах |
|---|
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
баб- + -ы → бабы
Remove -а and add -ы.
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Nominative · Singular
баба
This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.Nominative · Plural
баб- + -ы → бабы
Remove -а and add -ы.Accusative · Singular
баб- + -у → бабу
Remove -а and add -у.Accusative · Plural
баб- + zero ending → баб
Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.Genitive · Singular
баб- + -ы → бабы
Remove -а and add -ы.Genitive · Plural
баб- + zero ending → баб
Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.Dative · Singular
баб- + -е → бабе
Remove -а and add -е.Dative · Plural
баб- + -ам → бабам
Remove -а and add -ам.Instrumental · Singular
баб- + -ой → бабой
Remove -а and add -ой.Instrumental · Plural
баб- + -ами → бабами
Remove -а and add -ами.Prepositional · Singular
баб- + -е → бабе
Remove -а and add -е.Prepositional · Plural
баб- + -ах → бабах
Remove -а and add -ах.