Noun reference

половина

half

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 половина
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	половина	половины
Accusative	половину	половины
Genitive	половины	половин
Dative	половине	половинам
Instrumental	половинойLong instrumental variant: половиною Accepted in practice	половинами
Prepositional	половине	половинах

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular половин- + -ы → половины

Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Nominative · Plural половин- + -ы → половины Remove -а and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular половин- + -у → половину Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural половин- + -ы → половины Remove -а and add -ы.

Genitive · Singular половин- + -ы → половины Remove -а and add -ы.

Genitive · Plural половин- + zero ending → половин Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.

Dative · Singular половин- + -е → половине Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural половин- + -ам → половинам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular половин- + -ой → половиной Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural половин- + -ами → половинами Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular половин- + -е → половине Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural половин- + -ах → половинах Remove -а and add -ах.