Noun reference

край

border, edge; land, country

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine -й

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 край
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	край	края
Accusative	край	края
Genitive	края	краёв
Dative	краю	краям
Instrumental	краем	краями
Prepositional	крае	краях

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 край → края

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

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

Nominative · Plural край → края The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Singular край → край The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Plural край → края The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Singular край → края The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Plural край → краёв The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Singular край → краю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Plural край → краям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Singular край → краем The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Plural край → краями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Singular край → крае The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Plural край → краях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.