Noun reference

школа

school

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 школа
Case Singular Plural
Nominative школа школы
Accusative школу школы
Genitive школы школ
Dative школе школам
Instrumental школойLong instrumental variant: школою Accepted in practice школами
Prepositional школе школах

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 школ- + -ы → школы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular школа This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural школ- + -ы → школы Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular школ- + -у → школу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural школ- + -ы → школы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular школ- + -ы → школы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural школ- + zero ending → школ Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular школ- + -е → школе Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural школ- + -ам → школам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular школ- + -ой → школой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural школ- + -ами → школами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular школ- + -е → школе Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural школ- + -ах → школах Remove -а and add -ах.
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