Noun reference

бог

god

Masculine · Animate

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 бог
Case Singular Plural
Nominative бог боги
Accusative бога богов
Genitive бога богов
Dative богу богам
Instrumental богом богами
Prepositional боге богах

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 бог- + -а → бога

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular бог This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural бог- + -и → боги Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular бог- + -а → бога Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural бог- + -ов → богов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Genitive · Singular бог- + -а → бога Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural бог- + -ов → богов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular бог- + -у → богу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural бог- + -ам → богам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular бог- + -ом → богом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural бог- + -ами → богами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular бог- + -е → боге Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural бог- + -ах → богах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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