Noun reference
полковник
colonel
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 полковник
| Case |
Singular |
Plural |
|---|
| Nominative |
полковник |
полковники |
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| Accusative |
полковника |
полковников |
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| Genitive |
полковника |
полковников |
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| Dative |
полковнику |
полковникам |
|---|
| Instrumental |
полковником |
полковниками |
|---|
| Prepositional |
полковнике |
полковниках |
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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
полковник- + -а → полковника
Keep the stored stem and add -а.
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Nominative · Singular
полковник
This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.Nominative · Plural
полковник- + -и → полковники
Keep the stored stem and add -и.Accusative · Singular
полковник- + -а → полковника
Keep the stored stem and add -а.Accusative · Plural
полковник- + -ов → полковников
Keep the stored stem and add -ов.Genitive · Singular
полковник- + -а → полковника
Keep the stored stem and add -а.Genitive · Plural
полковник- + -ов → полковников
Keep the stored stem and add -ов.Dative · Singular
полковник- + -у → полковнику
Keep the stored stem and add -у.Dative · Plural
полковник- + -ам → полковникам
Keep the stored stem and add -ам.Instrumental · Singular
полковник- + -ом → полковником
Keep the stored stem and add -ом.Instrumental · Plural
полковник- + -ами → полковниками
Keep the stored stem and add -ами.Prepositional · Singular
полковник- + -е → полковнике
Keep the stored stem and add -е.Prepositional · Plural
полковник- + -ах → полковниках
Keep the stored stem and add -ах.