Noun reference

нога

foot, leg

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 нога
Case Singular Plural
Nominative нога ноги
Accusative ногу ноги
Genitive ноги ног
Dative ноге ногам
Instrumental ногойLong instrumental variant: ногою Accepted in practice ногами
Prepositional ноге ногах

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 ног- + -и → ноги

Remove -а and add -и.

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Nominative · Singular нога This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural ног- + -и → ноги Remove -а and add -и.
Accusative · Singular ног- + -у → ногу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural ног- + -и → ноги Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Singular ног- + -и → ноги Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Plural ног- + zero ending → ног Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular ног- + -е → ноге Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural ног- + -ам → ногам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular ног- + -ой → ногой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural ног- + -ами → ногами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular ног- + -е → ноге Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural ног- + -ах → ногах Remove -а and add -ах.
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