Noun reference

палец

finger, toe

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant

Case paradigm

Singular and plural together

Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.

Form pattern

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular палец → пальца

The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

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

Nominative · Plural палец → пальцы The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Accusative · Singular палец- + zero ending → палец Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.

Accusative · Plural палец → пальцы The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Genitive · Singular палец → пальца The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Genitive · Plural палец → пальцев The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Dative · Singular палец → пальцу The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Dative · Plural палец → пальцам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Instrumental · Singular палец → пальцем The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Instrumental · Plural палец → пальцами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Prepositional · Singular палец → пальце The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Prepositional · Plural палец → пальцах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.