Noun reference

зал

hall

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 зал
Case Singular Plural
Nominative зал залы
Accusative зал залы
Genitive зала залов
Dative залу залам
Instrumental залом залами
Prepositional зале залах

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 зал- + -а → зала

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular зал This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural зал- + -ы → залы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular зал- + zero ending → зал Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural зал- + -ы → залы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular зал- + -а → зала Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural зал- + -ов → залов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular зал- + -у → залу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural зал- + -ам → залам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular зал- + -ом → залом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural зал- + -ами → залами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular зал- + -е → зале Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural зал- + -ах → залах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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