Noun reference
улыбка
smile
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 улыбка
| Case |
Singular |
Plural |
|---|
| Nominative |
улыбка |
улыбки |
|---|
| Accusative |
улыбку |
улыбки |
|---|
| Genitive |
улыбки |
улыбок |
|---|
| Dative |
улыбке |
улыбкам |
|---|
| Instrumental |
улыбкойLong instrumental variant:
улыбкою
Accepted in practice |
улыбками |
|---|
| Prepositional |
улыбке |
улыбках |
|---|
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
улыбк- + -и → улыбки
Remove -а and add -и.
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Nominative · Singular
улыбка
This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.Nominative · Plural
улыбк- + -и → улыбки
Remove -а and add -и.Accusative · Singular
улыбк- + -у → улыбку
Remove -а and add -у.Accusative · Plural
улыбк- + -и → улыбки
Remove -а and add -и.Genitive · Singular
улыбк- + -и → улыбки
Remove -а and add -и.Genitive · Plural
улыбка → улыбок
The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.Dative · Singular
улыбк- + -е → улыбке
Remove -а and add -е.Dative · Plural
улыбк- + -ам → улыбкам
Remove -а and add -ам.Instrumental · Singular
улыбк- + -ой → улыбкой
Remove -а and add -ой.Instrumental · Plural
улыбк- + -ами → улыбками
Remove -а and add -ами.Prepositional · Singular
улыбк- + -е → улыбке
Remove -а and add -е.Prepositional · Plural
улыбк- + -ах → улыбках
Remove -а and add -ах.