Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.
Singular and plural case forms for период
Case
Singular
Plural
Nominative
период
периоды
Accusative
период
периоды
Genitive
периода
периодов
Dative
периоду
периодам
Instrumental
периодом
периодами
Prepositional
периоде
периодах
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 · Singularпериод- + -а → периода
Keep the stored stem and add -а.
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Nominative · Singularпериод
This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.Nominative · Pluralпериод- + -ы → периоды
Keep the stored stem and add -ы.Accusative · Singularпериод- + zero ending → период
Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.Accusative · Pluralпериод- + -ы → периоды
Keep the stored stem and add -ы.Genitive · Singularпериод- + -а → периода
Keep the stored stem and add -а.Genitive · Pluralпериод- + -ов → периодов
Keep the stored stem and add -ов.Dative · Singularпериод- + -у → периоду
Keep the stored stem and add -у.Dative · Pluralпериод- + -ам → периодам
Keep the stored stem and add -ам.Instrumental · Singularпериод- + -ом → периодом
Keep the stored stem and add -ом.Instrumental · Pluralпериод- + -ами → периодами
Keep the stored stem and add -ами.Prepositional · Singularпериод- + -е → периоде
Keep the stored stem and add -е.Prepositional · Pluralпериод- + -ах → периодах
Keep the stored stem and add -ах.