Noun reference

слеза

tear

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 слеза
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	слеза	слёзы
Accusative	слезу	слёзы
Genitive	слезы	слёз
Dative	слезе	слезам
Instrumental	слезойLong instrumental variant: слезою Accepted in practice	слезами
Prepositional	слезе	слезах

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular слез- + -ы → слезы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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

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

Accusative · Singular слез- + -у → слезу Remove -а and add -у.

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

Genitive · Singular слез- + -ы → слезы Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Dative · Singular слез- + -е → слезе Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural слез- + -ам → слезам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular слез- + -ой → слезой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural слез- + -ами → слезами Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular слез- + -е → слезе Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural слез- + -ах → слезах Remove -а and add -ах.