Noun reference

дым

smog

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant · Special pattern

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 дым
Case Singular Plural
Nominative дым дымы
Accusative дым дымы
Genitive дымаPartitive variant: дыму Accepted in practice дымов
Dative дыму дымам
Instrumental дымом дымами
Prepositional дымеLocative after в: дыму Accepted in practice дымах

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.

Nominative · Plural дым → дымы

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular дым This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural дым → дымы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Singular дым → дым This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Plural дым → дымы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Singular дым → дыма This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Plural дым → дымов This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Singular дым → дыму This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Plural дым → дымам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Singular дым → дымом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Plural дым → дымами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Singular дым → дыме This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Plural дым → дымах This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
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