Noun reference

ночь

night

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine soft sign

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 ночь
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ночь	ночи
Accusative	ночь	ночи
Genitive	ночи	ночей
Dative	ночи	ночам
Instrumental	ночью	ночами
Prepositional	ночи	ночах

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 ночь → ночи

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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

Nominative · Plural ночь → ночи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Singular ночь → ночь The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Plural ночь → ночи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Singular ночь → ночи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Plural ночь → ночей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Singular ночь → ночи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Plural ночь → ночам The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Singular ночь → ночью The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Plural ночь → ночами The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Singular ночь → ночи The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Plural ночь → ночах The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.