Noun reference

театр

theater, play-house, the plays

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 театр
Case Singular Plural
Nominative театр театры
Accusative театр театры
Genitive театра театров
Dative театру театрам
Instrumental театром театрами
Prepositional театре театрах

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 театр- + -а → театра

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular театр This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural театр- + -ы → театры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular театр- + zero ending → театр Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural театр- + -ы → театры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular театр- + -а → театра Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural театр- + -ов → театров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular театр- + -у → театру Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural театр- + -ам → театрам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular театр- + -ом → театром Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural театр- + -ами → театрами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular театр- + -е → театре Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural театр- + -ах → театрах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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