Noun reference

закон

law, act, statue

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.

Form pattern

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular закон- + -а → закона

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular закон This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural закон- + -ы → законы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular закон- + zero ending → закон Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.

Accusative · Plural закон- + -ы → законы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.

Genitive · Singular закон- + -а → закона Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Genitive · Plural закон- + -ов → законов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.

Dative · Singular закон- + -у → закону Keep the stored stem and add -у.

Dative · Plural закон- + -ам → законам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular закон- + -ом → законом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.

Instrumental · Plural закон- + -ами → законами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular закон- + -е → законе Keep the stored stem and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural закон- + -ах → законах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.