Noun reference

камень

stone

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine soft sign

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 камень
Case Singular Plural
Nominative камень камни
Accusative камень камни
Genitive камня камней
Dative камню камням
Instrumental камнем камнями
Prepositional камне камнях

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 камень → камня

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

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Nominative · Singular камень This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural камень → камни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular камень → камень The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural камень → камни The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular камень → камня The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural камень → камней The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular камень → камню The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural камень → камням The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular камень → камнем The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural камень → камнями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular камень → камне The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural камень → камнях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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