Noun reference

метр

meter, metre

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 метр
Case Singular Plural
Nominative метр метры
Accusative метр метры
Genitive метра метров
Dative метру метрам
Instrumental метром метрами
Prepositional метре метрах

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 метр- + -а → метра

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular метр This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural метр- + -ы → метры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular метр- + zero ending → метр Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural метр- + -ы → метры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular метр- + -а → метра Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural метр- + -ов → метров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular метр- + -у → метру Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural метр- + -ам → метрам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular метр- + -ом → метром Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural метр- + -ами → метрами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular метр- + -е → метре Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural метр- + -ах → метрах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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