Noun reference

страна

country

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 страна
Case Singular Plural
Nominative страна страны
Accusative страну страны
Genitive страны стран
Dative стране странам
Instrumental странойLong instrumental variant: страною Accepted 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 · Singular стран- + -ы → страны

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular страна This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural стран- + -ы → страны Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular стран- + -у → страну Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural стран- + -ы → страны Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular стран- + -ы → страны Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural стран- + zero ending → стран Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular стран- + -е → стране Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural стран- + -ам → странам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular стран- + -ой → страной Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural стран- + -ами → странами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular стран- + -е → стране Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural стран- + -ах → странах Remove -а and add -ах.
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