Noun reference

ключ

key

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 ключ
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ключ ключи
Accusative ключ ключи
Genitive ключа ключей
Dative ключу ключам
Instrumental ключом ключами
Prepositional ключе ключах

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 ключ- + -а → ключа

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular ключ This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural ключ- + -и → ключи Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular ключ- + zero ending → ключ Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural ключ- + -и → ключи Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular ключ- + -а → ключа Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural ключ- + -ей → ключей Keep the stored stem and add -ей.
Dative · Singular ключ- + -у → ключу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural ключ- + -ам → ключам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular ключ- + -ом → ключом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural ключ- + -ами → ключами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular ключ- + -е → ключе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural ключ- + -ах → ключах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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