Noun reference

птица

bird

Feminine · Animate

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 птица
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	птица	птицы
Accusative	птицу	птиц
Genitive	птицы	птиц
Dative	птице	птицам
Instrumental	птицейLong instrumental variant: птицею Accepted in practice	птицами
Prepositional	птице	птицах

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular птиц- + -ы → птицы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Nominative · Plural птиц- + -ы → птицы Remove -а and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular птиц- + -у → птицу Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural птиц- + zero ending → птиц Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.

Genitive · Singular птиц- + -ы → птицы Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Dative · Singular птиц- + -е → птице Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural птиц- + -ам → птицам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular птиц- + -ей → птицей Remove -а and add -ей.

Instrumental · Plural птиц- + -ами → птицами Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular птиц- + -е → птице Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural птиц- + -ах → птицах Remove -а and add -ах.