Noun reference

дорога

road, way, journey

Feminine · Inanimate

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 дорога
Case Singular Plural
Nominative дорога дороги
Accusative дорогу дороги
Genitive дороги дорог
Dative дороге дорогам
Instrumental дорогойLong instrumental variant: дорогою Accepted in practice дорогами
Prepositional дороге дорогах

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 дорог- + -и → дороги

Remove -а and add -и.

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Nominative · Singular дорога This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural дорог- + -и → дороги Remove -а and add -и.
Accusative · Singular дорог- + -у → дорогу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural дорог- + -и → дороги Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Singular дорог- + -и → дороги Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Plural дорог- + zero ending → дорог Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular дорог- + -е → дороге Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural дорог- + -ам → дорогам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular дорог- + -ой → дорогой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural дорог- + -ами → дорогами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular дорог- + -е → дороге Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural дорог- + -ах → дорогах Remove -а and add -ах.
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