Noun reference

женщина

woman

Feminine · Animate

Feminine -а family · Special pattern

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 женщина
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	женщина	женщины
Accusative	женщину	женщин
Genitive	женщины	женщин
Dative	женщине	женщинам
Instrumental	женщинойLong instrumental variant: женщиною Accepted in practice	женщинами
Prepositional	женщине	женщинах

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.

Nominative · Plural женщина → женщины

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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

Nominative · Plural женщина → женщины This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Singular женщина → женщину This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural женщина → женщин This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Singular женщина → женщины This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural женщина → женщин This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Singular женщина → женщине This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural женщина → женщинам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Singular женщина → женщиной This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural женщина → женщинами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Singular женщина → женщине This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural женщина → женщинах This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.