Noun reference

секретарь

secretary

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 секретарь
Case Singular Plural
Nominative секретарь секретари
Accusative секретаря секретарей
Genitive секретаря секретарей
Dative секретарю секретарям
Instrumental секретарём секретарями
Prepositional секретаре секретарях

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 секретарь → секретаря

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

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Nominative · Singular секретарь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural секретарь → секретари The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular секретарь → секретаря The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural секретарь → секретарей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular секретарь → секретаря The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural секретарь → секретарей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular секретарь → секретарю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural секретарь → секретарям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular секретарь → секретарём The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural секретарь → секретарями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular секретарь → секретаре The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural секретарь → секретарях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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