Noun reference

союз

union, alliance; conjunction

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 союз
Case Singular Plural
Nominative союз союзы
Accusative союз союзы
Genitive союза союзов
Dative союзу союзам
Instrumental союзом союзами
Prepositional союзе союзах

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 союз- + -а → союза

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular союз This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural союз- + -ы → союзы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular союз- + zero ending → союз Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural союз- + -ы → союзы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular союз- + -а → союза Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural союз- + -ов → союзов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular союз- + -у → союзу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural союз- + -ам → союзам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular союз- + -ом → союзом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural союз- + -ами → союзами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular союз- + -е → союзе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural союз- + -ах → союзах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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