Noun reference

сапог

(high) boot

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 сапог
Case Singular Plural
Nominative сапог сапоги
Accusative сапог сапоги
Genitive сапога сапог
Dative сапогу сапогам
Instrumental сапогом сапогами
Prepositional сапоге сапогах

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 сапог- + -а → сапога

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular сапог This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural сапог- + -и → сапоги Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular сапог- + zero ending → сапог Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural сапог- + -и → сапоги Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular сапог- + -а → сапога Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural сапог- + zero ending → сапог Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular сапог- + -у → сапогу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural сапог- + -ам → сапогам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular сапог- + -ом → сапогом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural сапог- + -ами → сапогами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular сапог- + -е → сапоге Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural сапог- + -ах → сапогах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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