Noun reference

рост

growth, increase; height

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.

Singular and plural case forms for рост
Case Singular Plural
Nominative рост роста
Accusative рост роста
Genitive роста ростов
Dative росту ростам
Instrumental ростом ростами
Prepositional росте ростах

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 рост- + -а → роста

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular рост This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural рост- + -а → роста Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular рост- + zero ending → рост Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural рост- + -а → роста Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Singular рост- + -а → роста Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural рост- + -ов → ростов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular рост- + -у → росту Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural рост- + -ам → ростам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular рост- + -ом → ростом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural рост- + -ами → ростами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular рост- + -е → росте Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural рост- + -ах → ростах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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