Noun reference

история

history, story, event

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine -я 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 история
Case Singular Plural
Nominative история истории
Accusative историю истории
Genitive истории историй
Dative истории историям
Instrumental историейLong instrumental variant: историею Accepted in practice историями
Prepositional истории историях

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 история → истории

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular история This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural история → истории The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular история → историю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural история → истории The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular история → истории The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural история → историй The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular история → истории The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural история → историям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular история → историей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural история → историями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular история → истории The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural история → историях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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