Noun reference

мозг

brain

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant · Special pattern

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 мозг
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	мозг	мозги
Accusative	мозг	мозги
Genitive	мозга	мозгов
Dative	мозгу	мозгам
Instrumental	мозгом	мозгами
Prepositional	мозгеLocative after в: мозгу Accepted in practice	мозгах

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.

Nominative · Plural мозг → мозги

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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

Nominative · Plural мозг → мозги This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Singular мозг → мозг This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural мозг → мозги This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Singular мозг → мозга This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural мозг → мозгов This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Singular мозг → мозгу This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural мозг → мозгам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Singular мозг → мозгом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural мозг → мозгами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Singular мозг → мозге This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural мозг → мозгах This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.