Noun reference

банк

bank

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant

Case paradigm

Singular and plural together

Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.

Singular and plural case forms for банк
Case Singular Plural
Nominative банк банки
Accusative банк банки
Genitive банка банков
Dative банку банкам
Instrumental банком банками
Prepositional банке банках

Form pattern

How the forms are built

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular банк- + -а → банка

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular банк This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural банк- + -и → банки Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular банк- + zero ending → банк Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural банк- + -и → банки Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular банк- + -а → банка Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural банк- + -ов → банков Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular банк- + -у → банку Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural банк- + -ам → банкам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular банк- + -ом → банком Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural банк- + -ами → банками Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular банк- + -е → банке Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural банк- + -ах → банках Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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