Noun reference

шутка

joke, trick, prank

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 шутка
Case Singular Plural
Nominative шутка шутки
Accusative шутку шутки
Genitive шутки шуток
Dative шутке шуткам
Instrumental шуткойLong instrumental variant: шуткою Accepted in practice шутками
Prepositional шутке шутках

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 шутк- + -и → шутки

Remove -а and add -и.

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Nominative · Singular шутка This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural шутк- + -и → шутки Remove -а and add -и.
Accusative · Singular шутк- + -у → шутку Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural шутк- + -и → шутки Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Singular шутк- + -и → шутки Remove -а and add -и.
Genitive · Plural шутка → шуток The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular шутк- + -е → шутке Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural шутк- + -ам → шуткам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular шутк- + -ой → шуткой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural шутк- + -ами → шутками Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular шутк- + -е → шутке Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural шутк- + -ах → шутках Remove -а and add -ах.
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