Noun reference

король

king

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 король
Case Singular Plural
Nominative король короли
Accusative короля королей
Genitive короля королей
Dative королю королям
Instrumental королём королями
Prepositional короле королях

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 король → короля

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

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Nominative · Singular король This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural король → короли The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular король → короля The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural король → королей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular король → короля The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural король → королей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular король → королю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural король → королям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular король → королём The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural король → королями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular король → короле The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural король → королях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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