Noun reference

щека

cheek

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 щека
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	щека	щёки
Accusative	щёку	щёки
Genitive	щеки	щёк
Dative	щеке	щекам
Instrumental	щекойLong instrumental variant: щекою Accepted in practice	щеками
Prepositional	щеке	щеках

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular щек- + -и → щеки

Remove -а and add -и.

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

Nominative · Plural щека → щёки The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Accusative · Singular щека → щёку The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Accusative · Plural щека → щёки The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Genitive · Singular щек- + -и → щеки Remove -а and add -и.

Genitive · Plural щека → щёк The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Dative · Singular щек- + -е → щеке Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural щек- + -ам → щекам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular щек- + -ой → щекой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural щек- + -ами → щеками Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular щек- + -е → щеке Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural щек- + -ах → щеках Remove -а and add -ах.