Noun reference

конь

horse, knight (in chess)

Masculine · Animate

Masculine soft sign

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 конь
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	конь	кони
Accusative	коня	коней
Genitive	коня	коней
Dative	коню	коням
Instrumental	конём	конями
Prepositional	коне	конях

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 конь → коня

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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

Nominative · Plural конь → кони The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Singular конь → коня The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Plural конь → коней The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Singular конь → коня The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Plural конь → коней The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Singular конь → коню The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Plural конь → коням The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Singular конь → конём The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Plural конь → конями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Singular конь → коне The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Plural конь → конях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.