Noun reference

хлеб

bread

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant · Special pattern

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 хлеб
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	хлеб	хлебыDifferent lexical sense: хлеба Reference only
Accusative	хлеб	хлебыDifferent lexical sense: хлеба Reference only
Genitive	хлеба	хлебов
Dative	хлебу	хлебам
Instrumental	хлебом	хлебами
Prepositional	хлебе	хлебах

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.

Nominative · Plural хлеб → хлебы

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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Nominative · Singular хлеб This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural хлеб → хлебы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Singular хлеб → хлеб This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural хлеб → хлебы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Singular хлеб → хлеба This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural хлеб → хлебов This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Singular хлеб → хлебу This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural хлеб → хлебам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Singular хлеб → хлебом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural хлеб → хлебами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Singular хлеб → хлебе This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural хлеб → хлебах This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.