Noun reference

господин

gentleman, Mr.

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 господин
Case Singular Plural
Nominative господин господа
Accusative господина господ
Genitive господина господ
Dative господину господам
Instrumental господином господами
Prepositional господине господах

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 господин- + -а → господина

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular господин This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural господин → господа The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Accusative · Singular господин- + -а → господина Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural господин → господ The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Singular господин- + -а → господина Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural господин → господ The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular господин- + -у → господину Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural господин → господам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Singular господин- + -ом → господином Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural господин → господами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Singular господин- + -е → господине Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural господин → господах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
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