Noun reference

голос

voice

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 голос
Case Singular Plural
Nominative голос голоса
Accusative голос голоса
Genitive голосаReviewed spelling/form variant: голосу Accepted in practice голосов
Dative голосу голосам
Instrumental голосом голосами
Prepositional голосе голосах

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 голос- + -а → голоса

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular голос This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural голос- + -а → голоса Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular голос- + zero ending → голос Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural голос- + -а → голоса Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Singular голос- + -а → голоса Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural голос- + -ов → голосов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular голос- + -у → голосу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural голос- + -ам → голосам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular голос- + -ом → голосом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural голос- + -ами → голосами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular голос- + -е → голосе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural голос- + -ах → голосах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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