Noun reference

страх

fear

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 страх
Case Singular Plural
Nominative страх страхи
Accusative страх страхи
Genitive страха страхов
Dative страху страхам
Instrumental страхом страхами
Prepositional страхе страхах

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 страх- + -а → страха

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular страх This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural страх- + -и → страхи Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular страх- + zero ending → страх Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural страх- + -и → страхи Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular страх- + -а → страха Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural страх- + -ов → страхов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular страх- + -у → страху Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural страх- + -ам → страхам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular страх- + -ом → страхом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural страх- + -ами → страхами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular страх- + -е → страхе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural страх- + -ах → страхах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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