Noun reference

род

family, clan, generation

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant · Special pattern

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 род
Case Singular Plural
Nominative род родыDifferent lexical sense: рода Reference only
Accusative род родыDifferent lexical sense: рода Reference only
Genitive родаPartitive/fixed-expression variant: роду Accepted in practice родов
Dative роду родам
Instrumental родом родами
Prepositional роде родах

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.

Nominative · Plural род → роды

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular род This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural род → роды This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Singular род → род This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Plural род → роды This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Singular род → рода This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Plural род → родов This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Singular род → роду This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Plural род → родам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Singular род → родом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Plural род → родами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Singular род → роде This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Plural род → родах This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
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