Noun reference

колено

knee

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -о family · Special pattern

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 колено
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	колено	колениDifferent lexical sense: колена Reference only
Accusative	колено	колениDifferent lexical sense: колена Reference only
Genitive	колена	коленейDifferent lexical sense: колен Reference only
Dative	колену	коленямDifferent lexical sense: коленам Reference only
Instrumental	коленом	коленямиDifferent lexical sense: коленами Reference only
Prepositional	колене	коленяхDifferent lexical sense: коленах Reference only

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.

Nominative · Plural колено → колени

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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Nominative · Singular колено This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural колено → колени This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Singular колено → колено This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural колено → колени This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Singular колено → колена This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural колено → коленей This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Singular колено → колену This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural колено → коленям This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Singular колено → коленом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural колено → коленями This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Singular колено → колене This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural колено → коленях This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.