Noun reference

кулак

fist

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 кулак
Case Singular Plural
Nominative кулак кулаки
Accusative кулак кулаки
Genitive кулака кулаков
Dative кулаку кулакам
Instrumental кулаком кулаками
Prepositional кулаке кулаках

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 кулак- + -а → кулака

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular кулак This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural кулак- + -и → кулаки Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular кулак- + zero ending → кулак Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural кулак- + -и → кулаки Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular кулак- + -а → кулака Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural кулак- + -ов → кулаков Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular кулак- + -у → кулаку Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural кулак- + -ам → кулакам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular кулак- + -ом → кулаком Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural кулак- + -ами → кулаками Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular кулак- + -е → кулаке Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural кулак- + -ах → кулаках Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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