Noun reference

словарь

dictionary

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine soft sign

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 словарь
Case Singular Plural
Nominative словарь словари
Accusative словарь словари
Genitive словаря словарей
Dative словарю словарям
Instrumental словарём словарями
Prepositional словаре словарях

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 словарь → словаря

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular словарь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural словарь → словари The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular словарь → словарь The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural словарь → словари The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular словарь → словаря The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural словарь → словарей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular словарь → словарю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural словарь → словарям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular словарь → словарём The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural словарь → словарями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular словарь → словаре The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural словарь → словарях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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