Noun reference

плечо

shoulder, upper arm

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -о 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 плечо
Case Singular Plural
Nominative плечо плечи
Accusative плечо плечи
Genitive плеча плеч
Dative плечу плечам
Instrumental плечом плечами
Prepositional плече плечах

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 плеч- + -а → плеча

Remove -о and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular плечо This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural плеч- + -и → плечи Remove -о and add -и.
Accusative · Singular плеч- + -о → плечо Remove -о and add -о.
Accusative · Plural плеч- + -и → плечи Remove -о and add -и.
Genitive · Singular плеч- + -а → плеча Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Plural плеч- + zero ending → плеч Remove -о; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular плеч- + -у → плечу Remove -о and add -у.
Dative · Plural плеч- + -ам → плечам Remove -о and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular плеч- + -ом → плечом Remove -о and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural плеч- + -ами → плечами Remove -о and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular плеч- + -е → плече Remove -о and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural плеч- + -ах → плечах Remove -о and add -ах.
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