Noun reference

радость

gladness, joy

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine 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 радость
Case Singular Plural
Nominative радость радости
Accusative радость радости
Genitive радости радостей
Dative радости радостям
Instrumental радостью радостями
Prepositional радости радостях

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 радость → радости

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

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Nominative · Singular радость This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural радость → радости The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular радость → радость The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural радость → радости The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular радость → радости The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural радость → радостей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular радость → радости The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural радость → радостям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular радость → радостью The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural радость → радостями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular радость → радости The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural радость → радостях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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