Noun reference

место

place; seat

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -о 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 место
Case Singular Plural
Nominative место места
Accusative место места
Genitive места мест
Dative месту местам
Instrumental местом местами
Prepositional месте местах

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 мест- + -а → места

Remove -о and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular место This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural мест- + -а → места Remove -о and add -а.
Accusative · Singular мест- + -о → место Remove -о and add -о.
Accusative · Plural мест- + -а → места Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Singular мест- + -а → места Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Plural мест- + zero ending → мест Remove -о; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular мест- + -у → месту Remove -о and add -у.
Dative · Plural мест- + -ам → местам Remove -о and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular мест- + -ом → местом Remove -о and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural мест- + -ами → местами Remove -о and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular мест- + -е → месте Remove -о and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural мест- + -ах → местах Remove -о and add -ах.
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