Noun reference

доктор

doctor

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 доктор
Case Singular Plural
Nominative доктор доктора
Accusative доктора докторов
Genitive доктора докторов
Dative доктору докторам
Instrumental доктором докторами
Prepositional докторе докторах

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 доктор- + -а → доктора

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular доктор This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural доктор- + -а → доктора Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular доктор- + -а → доктора Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural доктор- + -ов → докторов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Genitive · Singular доктор- + -а → доктора Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural доктор- + -ов → докторов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular доктор- + -у → доктору Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural доктор- + -ам → докторам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular доктор- + -ом → доктором Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural доктор- + -ами → докторами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular доктор- + -е → докторе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural доктор- + -ах → докторах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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