Noun reference

цвет

colour, color

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 цвет
Case Singular Plural
Nominative цвет цвета
Accusative цвет цвета
Genitive цвета цветов
Dative цвету цветам
Instrumental цветом цветами
Prepositional цвете цветах

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 цвет- + -а → цвета

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular цвет This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural цвет- + -а → цвета Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular цвет- + zero ending → цвет Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural цвет- + -а → цвета Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Singular цвет- + -а → цвета Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural цвет- + -ов → цветов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular цвет- + -у → цвету Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural цвет- + -ам → цветам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular цвет- + -ом → цветом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural цвет- + -ами → цветами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular цвет- + -е → цвете Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural цвет- + -ах → цветах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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