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i´mq

imena´

5

acc.

vino´

vińa

moŕe

morqźdańie

zdańiq

i´mq

imena´

6

gen.

7

vina´

vin

moŕq

more´j

zdańiq

zdańij

i´meni

ime¨n

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dat.

vinu´

vińam

moŕ[

morq´m zdańi[

zdańiqm

i´meni

imena´m

9

instr. vino´m

vińami

moŕem

morq´mi zdańiem

zdańiqmi

i´menem

imena´mi

10

prep. vine´

vińax

moŕe

morq´x

zdańii

zdańiqx

i´meni

imena´x

1

2

3

4

5

6

Notes

7

8

1

The accusative singular of masculine animate nouns and the 9

accusative plural of both masculine and feminine animate nouns 20111

is the same as the genitive.

1

2

Some nouns have the fleeting vowel o or e in the nominative 2

which disappears when an ending is added: rebe¨nok – rebe¨nka; 3

koneć – konca´.

4

3

Some nouns ending in -a, -o, -q have a fill vowel -o- or -e-5

inserted in the genitive plural: studeńtka – studeńtok; okno´ –

6

o´kon; derevnq – dereveń; .

7

4

Spelling rules affect several endings:

8

● the genitive singular of some feminine nouns: kni´ga – kni´gi; 9

● the instrumental singular of some masculine and feminine 30

nouns: math – ma´them; gostińica – gostińicej; 1

● the nominative / accusative plural of masculine and feminine 2

nouns: qzy´k – qzyki´; kni´ga – kni´gi; 3

● the genitive plural of some masculine nouns: meśqc – meśqcev.

4

5

Stressed e becomes e¨ in:

5

● the instrumental singular of some nouns: rubl; – ruble¨m; 6

● the genitive plural of some nouns: sloj – sloe¨v.

7

6

Some masculine nouns take the prepositional ending -u´ after v 8

and na: v sadu´.

9

7

Some masculine nouns have an irregular nominative (accusative) 40

plural in -a´ or -q´: dom – doma´; uhitel; – uhitelq´.

1

8

Some masculine and neuter nouns have an irregular nominative 421111

(accusative) plural in -;q: stul – stuĺ;q; drug – druz;q´;

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Grammar reference

deŕevo – dere´v;q. The genitive (accusative) plural of these nouns ends in -ej where it is stressed and -;ev where unstressed: stuĺ;ev, druze´j, dere´v;ev.

9

The genitive plural of nouns ending in -' , -h, -w, -] ends in

-ej: moskvi´h – moskvihe´j.

10 The instrumental plural of some nouns ends in -;mi: de´ti –

det;mi´; l[

´ di – l[d;mi´.

In all the following tables where a second alternative form is given for the accusative this is for use with animate nouns.

Adjectives

Hard

masculine

feminine

neuter

plural

nom.

intereśnyj

intereśnaq

intereśnoe

intereśnye

acc.

intereśnyj / ogo