Noun reference

детство

childhood

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -о 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 детство
Case Singular Plural
Nominative детство детства
Accusative детство детства
Genitive детства детств
Dative детству детствам
Instrumental детством детствами
Prepositional детстве детствах

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 детств- + -а → детства

Remove -о and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular детство This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural детств- + -а → детства Remove -о and add -а.
Accusative · Singular детств- + -о → детство Remove -о and add -о.
Accusative · Plural детств- + -а → детства Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Singular детств- + -а → детства Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Plural детств- + zero ending → детств Remove -о; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular детств- + -у → детству Remove -о and add -у.
Dative · Plural детств- + -ам → детствам Remove -о and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular детств- + -ом → детством Remove -о and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural детств- + -ами → детствами Remove -о and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular детств- + -е → детстве Remove -о and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural детств- + -ах → детствах Remove -о and add -ах.
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