Noun reference

картина

picture, painting

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 картина
Case Singular Plural
Nominative картина картины
Accusative картину картины
Genitive картины картин
Dative картине картинам
Instrumental картинойLong instrumental variant: картиною Accepted in practice картинами
Prepositional картине картинах

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 картин- + -ы → картины

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular картина This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural картин- + -ы → картины Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular картин- + -у → картину Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural картин- + -ы → картины Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular картин- + -ы → картины Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural картин- + zero ending → картин Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular картин- + -е → картине Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural картин- + -ам → картинам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular картин- + -ой → картиной Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural картин- + -ами → картинами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular картин- + -е → картине Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural картин- + -ах → картинах Remove -а and add -ах.
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