Noun reference

мир

world, peace

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 мир
Case Singular Plural
Nominative мир миры
Accusative мир миры
Genitive мира миров
Dative миру мирам
Instrumental миром мирами
Prepositional мире мирах

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 мир- + -а → мира

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular мир This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural мир- + -ы → миры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular мир- + zero ending → мир Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural мир- + -ы → миры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular мир- + -а → мира Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural мир- + -ов → миров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular мир- + -у → миру Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural мир- + -ам → мирам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular мир- + -ом → миром Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural мир- + -ами → мирами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular мир- + -е → мире Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural мир- + -ах → мирах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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