Grammar Reference Book

The Noun

[previous] [next]

Ending in -ы

[top]

• the masculine nouns

• the feminine nouns ending in –а

Exception:

сосед – соседИ, чёрт – чертИ

Ending in -и

[top]

• masculine and feminine nouns preceded by consonants к, г, х, ж, ш, ч, щ

• masculine nouns ending in -ий, -й

• masculine and feminine nouns ending in –ь or in -я

Ending in -а, -я

[top]

• neuter nouns ending in -о or -е

• some masculine nouns

But:

редактор - редакторЫ, лектор - лекторЫ, офицер - офицерЫ,
шофёр - шофёрЫ, торт - тортЫ

Special cases

[top]

•  neuter nouns in -мя

Names of animal’s young in singular and plural

[top]