Noun reference

цена

price

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 цена
Case Singular Plural
Nominative цена цены
Accusative цену цены
Genitive цены цен
Dative цене ценам
Instrumental ценойLong instrumental variant: ценою Accepted in practice ценами
Prepositional цене ценах

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 цен- + -ы → цены

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular цена This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural цен- + -ы → цены Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular цен- + -у → цену Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural цен- + -ы → цены Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular цен- + -ы → цены Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural цен- + zero ending → цен Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular цен- + -е → цене Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural цен- + -ам → ценам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular цен- + -ой → ценой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural цен- + -ами → ценами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular цен- + -е → цене Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural цен- + -ах → ценах Remove -а and add -ах.
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