Noun reference

начальник

chief, head, superior

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.

Form pattern

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular начальник- + -а → начальника

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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

Nominative · Plural начальник- + -и → начальники Keep the stored stem and add -и.

Accusative · Singular начальник- + -а → начальника Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Accusative · Plural начальник- + -ов → начальников Keep the stored stem and add -ов.

Genitive · Singular начальник- + -а → начальника Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Genitive · Plural начальник- + -ов → начальников Keep the stored stem and add -ов.

Dative · Singular начальник- + -у → начальнику Keep the stored stem and add -у.

Dative · Plural начальник- + -ам → начальникам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular начальник- + -ом → начальником Keep the stored stem and add -ом.

Instrumental · Plural начальник- + -ами → начальниками Keep the stored stem and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular начальник- + -е → начальнике Keep the stored stem and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural начальник- + -ах → начальниках Keep the stored stem and add -ах.