Noun reference

Москва

Moscow

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine -а family · Special pattern · Singular only

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 Москва
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Москва	Not normally used for this meaning
Accusative	Москву	Not normally used for this meaning
Genitive	Москвы	Not normally used for this meaning
Dative	Москве	Not normally used for this meaning
Instrumental	МосквойLong instrumental variant: Москвою Accepted in practice	Not normally used for this meaning
Prepositional	Москве	Not normally used for this meaning

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 Москва → Москвы

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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Nominative · Singular Москва This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Accusative · Singular Москва → Москву This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Genitive · Singular Москва → Москвы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Dative · Singular Москва → Москве This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Instrumental · Singular Москва → Москвой This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Prepositional · Singular Москва → Москве This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.