Noun reference

хвост

tail, end, queue

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.

Form pattern

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular хвост- + -а → хвоста

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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

Nominative · Plural хвост- + -ы → хвосты Keep the stored stem and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular хвост- + zero ending → хвост Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.

Accusative · Plural хвост- + -ы → хвосты Keep the stored stem and add -ы.

Genitive · Singular хвост- + -а → хвоста Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Genitive · Plural хвост- + -ов → хвостов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.

Dative · Singular хвост- + -у → хвосту Keep the stored stem and add -у.

Dative · Plural хвост- + -ам → хвостам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular хвост- + -ом → хвостом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.

Instrumental · Plural хвост- + -ами → хвостами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular хвост- + -е → хвосте Keep the stored stem and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural хвост- + -ах → хвостах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.