Noun reference

весна

spring (season), springtime

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 весна
Case Singular Plural
Nominative весна вёсны
Accusative весну вёсны
Genitive весны вёсен
Dative весне вёснам
Instrumental веснойLong instrumental variant: весною Accepted in practice вёснами
Prepositional весне вёснах

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 весн- + -ы → весны

Remove -а and add -ы.

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular весна This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural весна → вёсны The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Accusative · Singular весн- + -у → весну Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural весна → вёсны The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Singular весн- + -ы → весны Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural весна → вёсен The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular весн- + -е → весне Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural весна → вёснам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Singular весн- + -ой → весной Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural весна → вёснами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Singular весн- + -е → весне Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural весна → вёснах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
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