Noun reference

хозяин

master, boss, host

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 хозяин
Case Singular Plural
Nominative хозяин хозяева
Accusative хозяина хозяев
Genitive хозяина хозяев
Dative хозяину хозяевам
Instrumental хозяином хозяевами
Prepositional хозяине хозяевах

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 хозяин- + -а → хозяина

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular хозяин This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural хозяин → хозяева The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Accusative · Singular хозяин- + -а → хозяина Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural хозяин → хозяев The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Singular хозяин- + -а → хозяина Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural хозяин → хозяев The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular хозяин- + -у → хозяину Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural хозяин → хозяевам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Singular хозяин- + -ом → хозяином Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural хозяин → хозяевами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Singular хозяин- + -е → хозяине Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural хозяин → хозяевах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
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