Noun reference

гора

mountain, hill

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 гора
Case Singular Plural
Nominative гора горы
Accusative гору горы
Genitive горы гор
Dative горе горам
Instrumental горойLong instrumental variant: горою Accepted in practice горами
Prepositional горе горах

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 гор- + -ы → горы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular гора This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural гор- + -ы → горы Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular гор- + -у → гору Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural гор- + -ы → горы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular гор- + -ы → горы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural гор- + zero ending → гор Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular гор- + -е → горе Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural гор- + -ам → горам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular гор- + -ой → горой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural гор- + -ами → горами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular гор- + -е → горе Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural гор- + -ах → горах Remove -а and add -ах.
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