Noun reference

дно

bottom, ground

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 дно
Case Singular Plural
Nominative дно донья
Accusative дно донья
Genitive дна доньев
Dative дну доньям
Instrumental дном доньями
Prepositional дне доньях

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 дн- + -а → дна

Remove -о and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular дно This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural дно → донья The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Accusative · Singular дн- + -о → дно Remove -о and add -о.
Accusative · Plural дно → донья The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Singular дн- + -а → дна Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Plural дно → доньев The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular дн- + -у → дну Remove -о and add -у.
Dative · Plural дно → доньям The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Singular дн- + -ом → дном Remove -о and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural дно → доньями The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Singular дн- + -е → дне Remove -о and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural дно → доньях The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
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