Noun reference

отдел

department, section

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.

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular отдел- + -а → отдела

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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

Nominative · Plural отдел- + -ы → отделы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular отдел- + zero ending → отдел Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.

Accusative · Plural отдел- + -ы → отделы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.

Genitive · Singular отдел- + -а → отдела Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Genitive · Plural отдел- + -ов → отделов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.

Dative · Singular отдел- + -у → отделу Keep the stored stem and add -у.

Dative · Plural отдел- + -ам → отделам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular отдел- + -ом → отделом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.

Instrumental · Plural отдел- + -ами → отделами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular отдел- + -е → отделе Keep the stored stem and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural отдел- + -ах → отделах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.