Noun reference

земля

earth, land, soil

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine -я 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 земля
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	земля	земли
Accusative	землю	земли
Genitive	земли	земель
Dative	земле	землям
Instrumental	землёйLong instrumental variant: землёю Accepted in practice	землями
Prepositional	земле	землях

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 земля → земли

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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

Nominative · Plural земля → земли The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Singular земля → землю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Plural земля → земли The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Singular земля → земли The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Plural земля → земель The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Singular земля → земле The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Plural земля → землям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Singular земля → землёй The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Plural земля → землями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Singular земля → земле The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Plural земля → землях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.