Noun reference

министр

minister

Masculine · Animate

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 министр
Case Singular Plural
Nominative министр министры
Accusative министра министров
Genitive министра министров
Dative министру министрам
Instrumental министром министрами
Prepositional министре министрах

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 министр- + -а → министра

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular министр This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural министр- + -ы → министры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular министр- + -а → министра Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural министр- + -ов → министров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Genitive · Singular министр- + -а → министра Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural министр- + -ов → министров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular министр- + -у → министру Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural министр- + -ам → министрам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular министр- + -ом → министром Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural министр- + -ами → министрами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular министр- + -е → министре Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural министр- + -ах → министрах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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