Noun reference

область

oblast, province; field

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 область
Case Singular Plural
Nominative область области
Accusative область области
Genitive области областей
Dative области областям
Instrumental областью областями
Prepositional области областях

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 область → области

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

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Nominative · Singular область This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural область → области The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular область → область The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural область → области The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular область → области The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural область → областей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular область → области The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural область → областям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular область → областью The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural область → областями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular область → области The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural область → областях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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