Noun reference

завод

factory

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 завод
Case Singular Plural
Nominative завод заводы
Accusative завод заводы
Genitive завода заводов
Dative заводу заводам
Instrumental заводом заводами
Prepositional заводе заводах

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 завод- + -а → завода

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular завод This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural завод- + -ы → заводы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular завод- + zero ending → завод Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural завод- + -ы → заводы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular завод- + -а → завода Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural завод- + -ов → заводов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular завод- + -у → заводу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural завод- + -ам → заводам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular завод- + -ом → заводом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural завод- + -ами → заводами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular завод- + -е → заводе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural завод- + -ах → заводах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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