Noun reference

учитель

teacher, instructor

Masculine · Animate

Masculine soft sign · Special pattern

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 учитель
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	учитель	учителяSpecialised literary/religious sense: учители Reference only
Accusative	учителя	учителей
Genitive	учителя	учителей
Dative	учителю	учителям
Instrumental	учителем	учителями
Prepositional	учителе	учителях

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.

Nominative · Plural учитель → учителя

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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

Nominative · Plural учитель → учителя This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Singular учитель → учителя This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural учитель → учителей This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Singular учитель → учителя This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural учитель → учителей This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Singular учитель → учителю This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural учитель → учителям This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Singular учитель → учителем This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural учитель → учителями This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Singular учитель → учителе This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural учитель → учителях This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.