Noun reference

кровь

blood

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine 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 кровь
Case Singular Plural
Nominative кровь крови
Accusative кровь крови
Genitive крови кровей
Dative крови кровям
Instrumental кровью кровями
Prepositional крови кровях

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 кровь → крови

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

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Nominative · Singular кровь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural кровь → крови The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular кровь → кровь The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural кровь → крови The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular кровь → крови The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural кровь → кровей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular кровь → крови The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural кровь → кровям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular кровь → кровью The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural кровь → кровями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular кровь → крови The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural кровь → кровях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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