Noun reference

дом

house, home

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 дом
Case Singular Plural
Nominative дом дома
Accusative дом дома
Genitive дома домов
Dative дому домам
Instrumental домом домами
Prepositional доме домах

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 дом- + -а → дома

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular дом This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural дом- + -а → дома Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular дом- + zero ending → дом Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural дом- + -а → дома Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Singular дом- + -а → дома Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural дом- + -ов → домов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular дом- + -у → дому Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural дом- + -ам → домам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular дом- + -ом → домом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural дом- + -ами → домами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular дом- + -е → доме Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural дом- + -ах → домах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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