Noun reference

крыша

roof

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 крыша
Case Singular Plural
Nominative крыша крыши
Accusative крышу крыши
Genitive крыши крыш
Dative крыше крышам
Instrumental крышейLong instrumental variant: крышею Accepted in practice крышами
Prepositional крыше крышах

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 крыш- + -и → крыши

Remove -а and add -и.

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Nominative · Singular крыша This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural крыш- + -и → крыши Remove -а and add -и.
Accusative · Singular крыш- + -у → крышу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural крыш- + -и → крыши Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Singular крыш- + -и → крыши Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Plural крыш- + zero ending → крыш Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular крыш- + -е → крыше Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural крыш- + -ам → крышам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular крыш- + -ей → крышей Remove -а and add -ей.
Instrumental · Plural крыш- + -ами → крышами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular крыш- + -е → крыше Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural крыш- + -ах → крышах Remove -а and add -ах.
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