Noun reference
старик
old man
Masculine · Animate
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 старик
| Case |
Singular |
Plural |
|---|
| Nominative |
старик |
старики |
|---|
| Accusative |
старика |
стариков |
|---|
| Genitive |
старика |
стариков |
|---|
| Dative |
старику |
старикам |
|---|
| Instrumental |
стариком |
стариками |
|---|
| Prepositional |
старике |
стариках |
|---|
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
старик- + -а → старика
Keep the stored stem and add -а.
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Nominative · Singular
старик
This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.Nominative · Plural
старик- + -и → старики
Keep the stored stem and add -и.Accusative · Singular
старик- + -а → старика
Keep the stored stem and add -а.Accusative · Plural
старик- + -ов → стариков
Keep the stored stem and add -ов.Genitive · Singular
старик- + -а → старика
Keep the stored stem and add -а.Genitive · Plural
старик- + -ов → стариков
Keep the stored stem and add -ов.Dative · Singular
старик- + -у → старику
Keep the stored stem and add -у.Dative · Plural
старик- + -ам → старикам
Keep the stored stem and add -ам.Instrumental · Singular
старик- + -ом → стариком
Keep the stored stem and add -ом.Instrumental · Plural
старик- + -ами → стариками
Keep the stored stem and add -ами.Prepositional · Singular
старик- + -е → старике
Keep the stored stem and add -е.Prepositional · Plural
старик- + -ах → стариках
Keep the stored stem and add -ах.