Noun reference

стакан

glass

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 стакан
Case Singular Plural
Nominative стакан стаканы
Accusative стакан стаканы
Genitive стакана стаканов
Dative стакану стаканам
Instrumental стаканом стаканами
Prepositional стакане стаканах

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 стакан- + -а → стакана

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular стакан This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural стакан- + -ы → стаканы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular стакан- + zero ending → стакан Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural стакан- + -ы → стаканы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular стакан- + -а → стакана Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural стакан- + -ов → стаканов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular стакан- + -у → стакану Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural стакан- + -ам → стаканам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular стакан- + -ом → стаканом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural стакан- + -ами → стаканами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular стакан- + -е → стакане Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural стакан- + -ах → стаканах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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