Slavic Languages

Table 1 A: Noun Endings - Singular Forms

Case	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
*Nominative*	Ø	-o, -e, -ę, -um	-a, -i, Ø[1]
*Accusative*	Animate: -a Inanimate:=Nominative	= Nominative	-ę , Ø , ą (exception: panią)
*Instrumental*	-em	-em	-ą
*Genitive*	Animate: -a Inanimate: -a or –u	-a	-i/-y
Locative^*	-e (HC) (exceptions: panu, domu, synu) -u (SC, HdC, k,g,ch)	-e (HC) -u (SC, HdC, k,g,ch)	-e (HC + k, g, ch) -i (SC) -y (HdC)
*Dative*	-owi (exceptions: panu, chłopcu)	-u	= locative case

*For a detailed explanation of the locative case, click here.

Table 1 B: Noun Endings - Plural Forms

Case	Plural
Nominative	–y (Stem of fem. & masc. non-virile nouns ends in a HC) –i (Stem of fem. & masc. non-virile nouns ends in -k & -g) –e (Stem of fem. & masc. non-virile nouns ends in SC & HdC) –a (All neuter nouns) Nominative Plural of Virile Nouns
Accusative	Nonvirile= nominative pl: –y (Stem of fem. & masc. non-virile nouns ends in a HC) –i (Stem of fem. & masc. non-virile nouns ends in -k & -g) –e (Stem of fem. & masc. non-virile nouns ends in SC & HdC) –a (All neuter nouns) Virile = genitive pl. of masculine nouns
*Instrumental*	-ami
*Genitive*	–ów (masc. nouns ending in a HC & neuter nouns in –um) –i (fem. & masc. nouns ending in a SC) –y (fem. & masc. nouns ending. in a HdC) – Ø (fem. nouns ending in –a & –i, neuter nouns ending in –o & –e)
*Locative*	-ach
*Dativ*e	-om

HC=hard consonants
SC=soft consonants (ś, ć, ź, dź, ń, j)
HdC=hardened consonants (c, dz, sz, ż, rz, cz, dż)

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[1] For example, “ta sól” (this salt), “Białoruś” (Bielorussia)