Noun reference

профессор

professor

Masculine · Animate

Masculine hard consonant

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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 профессор
Case Singular Plural
Nominative профессор профессора
Accusative профессора профессоров
Genitive профессора профессоров
Dative профессору профессорам
Instrumental профессором профессорами
Prepositional профессоре профессорах

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 профессор- + -а → профессора

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular профессор This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural профессор- + -а → профессора Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular профессор- + -а → профессора Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural профессор- + -ов → профессоров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Genitive · Singular профессор- + -а → профессора Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural профессор- + -ов → профессоров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular профессор- + -у → профессору Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural профессор- + -ам → профессорам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular профессор- + -ом → профессором Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural профессор- + -ами → профессорами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular профессор- + -е → профессоре Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural профессор- + -ах → профессорах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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