Noun reference

глава

head, chief

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 глава
Case Singular Plural
Nominative глава главы
Accusative главу главы
Genitive главы глав
Dative главе главам
Instrumental главойLong instrumental variant: главою Accepted in practice главами
Prepositional главе главах

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 глав- + -ы → главы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular глава This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural глав- + -ы → главы Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular глав- + -у → главу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural глав- + -ы → главы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular глав- + -ы → главы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural глав- + zero ending → глав Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular глав- + -е → главе Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural глав- + -ам → главам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular глав- + -ой → главой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural глав- + -ами → главами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular глав- + -е → главе Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural глав- + -ах → главах Remove -а and add -ах.
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