Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.
Singular and plural case forms for страна
Case
Singular
Plural
Nominative
страна
страны
Accusative
страну
страны
Genitive
страны
стран
Dative
стране
странам
Instrumental
странойLong instrumental variant:страноюAccepted in practice
странами
Prepositional
стране
странах
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 · Singularстран- + -ы → страны
Remove -а and add -ы.
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Nominative · Singularстрана
This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.Nominative · Pluralстран- + -ы → страны
Remove -а and add -ы.Accusative · Singularстран- + -у → страну
Remove -а and add -у.Accusative · Pluralстран- + -ы → страны
Remove -а and add -ы.Genitive · Singularстран- + -ы → страны
Remove -а and add -ы.Genitive · Pluralстран- + zero ending → стран
Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.Dative · Singularстран- + -е → стране
Remove -а and add -е.Dative · Pluralстран- + -ам → странам
Remove -а and add -ам.Instrumental · Singularстран- + -ой → страной
Remove -а and add -ой.Instrumental · Pluralстран- + -ами → странами
Remove -а and add -ами.Prepositional · Singularстран- + -е → стране
Remove -а and add -е.Prepositional · Pluralстран- + -ах → странах
Remove -а and add -ах.