Noun reference

лодка

boat

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 лодка
Case Singular Plural
Nominative лодка лодки
Accusative лодку лодки
Genitive лодки лодок
Dative лодке лодкам
Instrumental лодкойLong instrumental variant: лодкою Accepted in practice лодками
Prepositional лодке лодках

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 лодк- + -и → лодки

Remove -а and add -и.

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Nominative · Singular лодка This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural лодк- + -и → лодки Remove -а and add -и.
Accusative · Singular лодк- + -у → лодку Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural лодк- + -и → лодки Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Singular лодк- + -и → лодки Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Plural лодка → лодок The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular лодк- + -е → лодке Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural лодк- + -ам → лодкам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular лодк- + -ой → лодкой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural лодк- + -ами → лодками Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular лодк- + -е → лодке Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural лодк- + -ах → лодках Remove -а and add -ах.
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