Noun reference

вечер

evening

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 вечер
Case Singular Plural
Nominative вечер вечера
Accusative вечер вечера
Genitive вечера вечеров
Dative вечеру вечерам
Instrumental вечером вечерами
Prepositional вечере вечерах

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 вечер- + -а → вечера

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular вечер This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural вечер- + -а → вечера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular вечер- + zero ending → вечер Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural вечер- + -а → вечера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Singular вечер- + -а → вечера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural вечер- + -ов → вечеров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular вечер- + -у → вечеру Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural вечер- + -ам → вечерам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular вечер- + -ом → вечером Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural вечер- + -ами → вечерами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular вечер- + -е → вечере Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural вечер- + -ах → вечерах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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