Noun reference

царь

tsar, czar, king, ruler

Masculine · Animate

Masculine soft sign

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 царь
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	царь	цари
Accusative	царя	царей
Genitive	царя	царей
Dative	царю	царям
Instrumental	царём	царями
Prepositional	царе	царях

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 царь → царя

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular царь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural царь → цари The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Singular царь → царя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Plural царь → царей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Singular царь → царя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Plural царь → царей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Singular царь → царю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Plural царь → царям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Singular царь → царём The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Plural царь → царями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Singular царь → царе The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Plural царь → царях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.