Noun reference

пауза

pause

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 пауза
Case Singular Plural
Nominative пауза паузы
Accusative паузу паузы
Genitive паузы пауз
Dative паузе паузам
Instrumental паузойLong instrumental variant: паузою Accepted in practice паузами
Prepositional паузе паузах

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 пауз- + -ы → паузы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular пауза This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural пауз- + -ы → паузы Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular пауз- + -у → паузу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural пауз- + -ы → паузы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular пауз- + -ы → паузы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural пауз- + zero ending → пауз Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular пауз- + -е → паузе Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural пауз- + -ам → паузам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular пауз- + -ой → паузой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural пауз- + -ами → паузами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular пауз- + -е → паузе Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural пауз- + -ах → паузах Remove -а and add -ах.
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