Noun reference

родитель

parent

Masculine · Animate

Masculine 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 родитель
Case Singular Plural
Nominative родитель родители
Accusative родителя родителей
Genitive родителя родителей
Dative родителю родителям
Instrumental родителем родителями
Prepositional родителе родителях

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 родитель → родителя

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

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Nominative · Singular родитель This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural родитель → родители The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular родитель → родителя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural родитель → родителей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular родитель → родителя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural родитель → родителей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular родитель → родителю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural родитель → родителям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular родитель → родителем The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural родитель → родителями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular родитель → родителе The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural родитель → родителях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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