How to Say “Noun” in Russian

существи́тельное
suščestvítelʹnojeneuter
The Russian word for "noun" is существи́тельное (suščestvítelʹnoje). Wiktionary also lists и́мя существи́тельное (ímja suščestvítelʹnoje).
Meaning: grammatical category (narrow sense) (noun)

Ways to say it

“noun” in Russian
Russian Romanization (Wiktionary) Note
существи́тельное suščestvítelʹnoje neuter
и́мя существи́тельное ímja suščestvítelʹnoje neuter

This term refers to the grammatical category of a noun.

What does it mean word for word?

The term и́мя существи́тельное literally means 'naming word'.

Which one should you use?

While существи́тельное is the standard term for "noun", the version и́мя существи́тельное is the more formal, full grammatical term used in textbooks.

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of существи́тельное is существи́тельные.

How do you pronounce it?

suščestvítelʹnoje

Did you know?

  • The root of существи́тельное comes from the word существо́вать, meaning 'to exist'. A noun is literally seen as the part of speech that describes an 'existing thing'.
  • The word существи́тельное is a neuter noun itself, meaning the word used to describe all noun categories belongs to the neuter gender.
  • Russian grammar uses a distinction between 'animate' and 'inanimate' nouns that affects the accusative case, a rule that does not exist for English nouns.

Examples in context

  • Это слово существи́тельное.
    Eto slovo sushchestvitel'noye.
    This word is a noun.
  • Найди в тексте каждое существи́тельное.
    Naydi v tekste kazhdoye sushchestvitel'noye.
    Find every noun in the text.

Example conversation

Sergey and Maria are studying Russian grammar together.

  1. Сергей Sergey

    Мария, это существи́тельное среднего рода?
    Mariya, eto sushchestvitel'noye srednego roda?
    Maria, is this noun neuter gender?
  2. Мария Maria

    Да, Сергей, оно среднего рода.
    Da, Sergey, ono srednego roda.
    Yes, Sergey, it is neuter.
  3. Сергей Sergey

    А это существи́тельное мужского?
    A eto sushchestvitel'noye muzhskogo?
    And is this noun masculine?
  4. Мария Maria

    Нет, это существи́тельное женского рода.
    Net, eto sushchestvitel'noye zhenskogo roda.
    No, this noun is feminine.

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