Noun reference

угол

corner, angle

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 угол
Case Singular Plural
Nominative угол углы
Accusative угол углы
Genitive угла углов
Dative углу углам
Instrumental углом углами
Prepositional углеReviewed spelling/form variant: углу Accepted in practice углах

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 угол → угла

The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

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Nominative · Singular угол This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural угол → углы The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Accusative · Singular угол- + zero ending → угол Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural угол → углы The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Singular угол → угла The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Genitive · Plural угол → углов The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Singular угол → углу The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Dative · Plural угол → углам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Singular угол → углом The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Instrumental · Plural угол → углами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Singular угол → угле The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
Prepositional · Plural угол → углах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.
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