Noun reference

писатель

writer

Masculine · Animate

Masculine 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 писатель
Case Singular Plural
Nominative писатель писатели
Accusative писателя писателей
Genitive писателя писателей
Dative писателю писателям
Instrumental писателем писателями
Prepositional писателе писателях

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 писатель → писателя

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

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Nominative · Singular писатель This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural писатель → писатели The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular писатель → писателя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural писатель → писателей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular писатель → писателя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural писатель → писателей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular писатель → писателю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural писатель → писателям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular писатель → писателем The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural писатель → писателями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular писатель → писателе The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural писатель → писателях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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