Noun reference

день

day

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine soft sign

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 день
Case Singular Plural
Nominative день дни
Accusative день дни
Genitive дня дней
Dative дню дням
Instrumental днём днями
Prepositional дне днях

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 день → дня

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular день This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural день → дни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular день → день The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural день → дни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular день → дня The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural день → дней The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular день → дню The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural день → дням The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular день → днём The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural день → днями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular день → дне The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural день → днях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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