Noun reference

труба

chimney, pipe, trumpet, horn

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 труба
Case Singular Plural
Nominative труба трубы
Accusative трубу трубы
Genitive трубы труб
Dative трубе трубам
Instrumental трубойLong instrumental variant: трубою Accepted in practice трубами
Prepositional трубе трубах

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 труб- + -ы → трубы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular труба This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural труб- + -ы → трубы Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular труб- + -у → трубу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural труб- + -ы → трубы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular труб- + -ы → трубы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural труб- + zero ending → труб Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular труб- + -е → трубе Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural труб- + -ам → трубам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular труб- + -ой → трубой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural труб- + -ами → трубами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular труб- + -е → трубе Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural труб- + -ах → трубах Remove -а and add -ах.
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