Noun reference

мастер

master, expert

Masculine · Animate

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 мастер
Case Singular Plural
Nominative мастер мастера
Accusative мастера мастеров
Genitive мастера мастеров
Dative мастеру мастерам
Instrumental мастером мастерами
Prepositional мастере мастерах

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 мастер- + -а → мастера

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular мастер This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural мастер- + -а → мастера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular мастер- + -а → мастера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural мастер- + -ов → мастеров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Genitive · Singular мастер- + -а → мастера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural мастер- + -ов → мастеров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular мастер- + -у → мастеру Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural мастер- + -ам → мастерам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular мастер- + -ом → мастером Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural мастер- + -ами → мастерами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular мастер- + -е → мастере Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural мастер- + -ах → мастерах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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