W stronę tradycji: paradygmaty fleksyjne polskiego rzeczownika

It is possible to identify three dominant inflectional paradigms of the noun in singular which are in principle implied by the grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Only masculine nouns ending in -a follow the same inflectional pattern as feminine nouns. Neuter nouns exhibit numerous common features with the masculine inflection. In plural, due to the neutralisation of grammatical oppositions and syncretism of inflectional forms, the majority of nouns are inflected according to one paradigm. Only masculine nouns with personal reference obtain in nominative and accusative endings different than those of the remaining nouns, which is also stressed by the formal exponents of their attributes