Noun reference

сторона

side, party

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 сторона
Case Singular Plural
Nominative сторона стороны
Accusative сторону стороны
Genitive стороны сторон
Dative стороне сторонам
Instrumental сторонойLong instrumental variant: стороною Accepted in practice сторонами
Prepositional стороне сторонах

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 сторон- + -ы → стороны

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular сторона This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural сторон- + -ы → стороны Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular сторон- + -у → сторону Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural сторон- + -ы → стороны Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular сторон- + -ы → стороны Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural сторон- + zero ending → сторон Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular сторон- + -е → стороне Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural сторон- + -ам → сторонам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular сторон- + -ой → стороной Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural сторон- + -ами → сторонами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular сторон- + -е → стороне Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural сторон- + -ах → сторонах Remove -а and add -ах.
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