Noun reference

берег

bank, shore, coast

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 берег
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	берег	берега
Accusative	берег	берега
Genitive	берега	берегов
Dative	берегу	берегам
Instrumental	берегом	берегами
Prepositional	берегеReviewed spelling/form variant: берегу Accepted in practice	берегах

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular берег- + -а → берега

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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

Nominative · Plural берег- + -а → берега Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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

Accusative · Plural берег- + -а → берега Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Genitive · Singular берег- + -а → берега Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Genitive · Plural берег- + -ов → берегов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.

Dative · Singular берег- + -у → берегу Keep the stored stem and add -у.

Dative · Plural берег- + -ам → берегам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular берег- + -ом → берегом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.

Instrumental · Plural берег- + -ами → берегами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular берег- + -е → береге Keep the stored stem and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural берег- + -ах → берегах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.