Noun reference

вагон

carriage, coach

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 вагон
Case Singular Plural
Nominative вагон вагоны
Accusative вагон вагоны
Genitive вагона вагонов
Dative вагону вагонам
Instrumental вагоном вагонами
Prepositional вагоне вагонах

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 вагон- + -а → вагона

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular вагон This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural вагон- + -ы → вагоны Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular вагон- + zero ending → вагон Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural вагон- + -ы → вагоны Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular вагон- + -а → вагона Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural вагон- + -ов → вагонов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular вагон- + -у → вагону Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural вагон- + -ам → вагонам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular вагон- + -ом → вагоном Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural вагон- + -ами → вагонами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular вагон- + -е → вагоне Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural вагон- + -ах → вагонах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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