Noun reference

лагерь

camp

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine soft sign · 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 лагерь
Case Singular Plural
Nominative лагерь лагеряPolitical/faction sense: лагери Reference only
Accusative лагерь лагеряPolitical/faction sense: лагери Reference only
Genitive лагеря лагерей
Dative лагерю лагерям
Instrumental лагерем лагерями
Prepositional лагере лагерях

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 лагерь → лагеря

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

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular лагерь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural лагерь → лагеря This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Singular лагерь → лагерь This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Plural лагерь → лагеря This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Singular лагерь → лагеря This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Plural лагерь → лагерей This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Singular лагерь → лагерю This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Plural лагерь → лагерям This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Singular лагерь → лагерем This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Plural лагерь → лагерями This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Singular лагерь → лагере This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Plural лагерь → лагерях 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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