Noun reference

ухо

ear

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -о 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 ухо
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ухо уши
Accusative ухо уши
Genitive уха ушей
Dative уху ушам
Instrumental ухом ушами
Prepositional ухе ушах

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 ух- + -а → уха

Remove -о and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular ухо This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural ухо → уши The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Accusative · Singular ух- + -о → ухо Remove -о and add -о.
Accusative · Plural ухо → уши The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Singular ух- + -а → уха Remove -о and add -а.
Genitive · Plural ухо → ушей The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular ух- + -у → уху Remove -о and add -у.
Dative · Plural ухо → ушам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Singular ух- + -ом → ухом Remove -о and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural ухо → ушами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Singular ух- + -е → ухе Remove -о and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural ухо → ушах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
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