Noun reference

конец

end, distance

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 конец
Case Singular Plural
Nominative конец концы
Accusative конец концы
Genitive конца концов
Dative концу концам
Instrumental концом концами
Prepositional конце концах

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 конец → конца

The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

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Nominative · Singular конец This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural конец → концы The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Accusative · Singular конец- + zero ending → конец Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural конец → концы The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Singular конец → конца The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Plural конец → концов The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular конец → концу The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Plural конец → концам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Singular конец → концом The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Plural конец → концами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Singular конец → конце The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Plural конец → концах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
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