Noun reference

председатель

chairman, president

Masculine · Animate

Masculine soft sign

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 председатель
Case Singular Plural
Nominative председатель председатели
Accusative председателя председателей
Genitive председателя председателей
Dative председателю председателям
Instrumental председателем председателями
Prepositional председателе председателях

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 председатель → председателя

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular председатель This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural председатель → председатели The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular председатель → председателя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural председатель → председателей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular председатель → председателя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural председатель → председателей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular председатель → председателю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural председатель → председателям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular председатель → председателем The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural председатель → председателями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular председатель → председателе The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural председатель → председателях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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