Noun reference

река

river

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 река
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	река	реки
Accusative	реку	реки
Genitive	реки	рек
Dative	реке	рекам
Instrumental	рекойLong instrumental variant: рекою Accepted in practice	реками
Prepositional	реке	реках

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular рек- + -и → реки

Remove -а and add -и.

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

Nominative · Plural рек- + -и → реки Remove -а and add -и.

Accusative · Singular рек- + -у → реку Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural рек- + -и → реки Remove -а and add -и.

Genitive · Singular рек- + -и → реки Remove -а and add -и.

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

Dative · Singular рек- + -е → реке Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural рек- + -ам → рекам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular рек- + -ой → рекой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural рек- + -ами → реками Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular рек- + -е → реке Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural рек- + -ах → реках Remove -а and add -ах.