Noun reference

след

track, footprint

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant

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 след
Case Singular Plural
Nominative след следы
Accusative след следы
Genitive следа следов
Dative следу следам
Instrumental следом следами
Prepositional следе следах

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 след- + -а → следа

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular след This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural след- + -ы → следы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular след- + zero ending → след Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural след- + -ы → следы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular след- + -а → следа Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural след- + -ов → следов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular след- + -у → следу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural след- + -ам → следам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular след- + -ом → следом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural след- + -ами → следами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular след- + -е → следе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural след- + -ах → следах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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