Noun reference

сила

strength, force

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 сила
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	сила	силы
Accusative	силу	силы
Genitive	силы	сил
Dative	силе	силам
Instrumental	силойLong instrumental variant: силою Accepted in practice	силами
Prepositional	силе	силах

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular сил- + -ы → силы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Nominative · Plural сил- + -ы → силы Remove -а and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular сил- + -у → силу Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural сил- + -ы → силы Remove -а and add -ы.

Genitive · Singular сил- + -ы → силы Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Dative · Singular сил- + -е → силе Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural сил- + -ам → силам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular сил- + -ой → силой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural сил- + -ами → силами Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular сил- + -е → силе Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural сил- + -ах → силах Remove -а and add -ах.