Noun reference

дама

lady, partner, queen

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 дама
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	дама	дамы
Accusative	даму	дам
Genitive	дамы	дам
Dative	даме	дамам
Instrumental	дамойLong instrumental variant: дамою Accepted in practice	дамами
Prepositional	даме	дамах

Form pattern

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular дам- + -ы → дамы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular дама This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural дам- + -ы → дамы Remove -а and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular дам- + -у → даму Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural дам- + zero ending → дам Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.

Genitive · Singular дам- + -ы → дамы Remove -а and add -ы.

Genitive · Plural дам- + zero ending → дам Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.

Dative · Singular дам- + -е → даме Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural дам- + -ам → дамам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular дам- + -ой → дамой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural дам- + -ами → дамами Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular дам- + -е → даме Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural дам- + -ах → дамах Remove -а and add -ах.