Compare each case across both numbers. The forms below are the noun's stored reference paradigm.
Singular and plural case forms for народ
Case
Singular
Plural
Nominative
народ
народы
Accusative
народ
народы
Genitive
народа
народов
Dative
народу
народам
Instrumental
народом
народами
Prepositional
народе
народах
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 · Singularнарод- + -а → народа
Keep the stored stem and add -а.
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Nominative · Singularнарод
This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.Nominative · Pluralнарод- + -ы → народы
Keep the stored stem and add -ы.Accusative · Singularнарод- + zero ending → народ
Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.Accusative · Pluralнарод- + -ы → народы
Keep the stored stem and add -ы.Genitive · Singularнарод- + -а → народа
Keep the stored stem and add -а.Genitive · Pluralнарод- + -ов → народов
Keep the stored stem and add -ов.Dative · Singularнарод- + -у → народу
Keep the stored stem and add -у.Dative · Pluralнарод- + -ам → народам
Keep the stored stem and add -ам.Instrumental · Singularнарод- + -ом → народом
Keep the stored stem and add -ом.Instrumental · Pluralнарод- + -ами → народами
Keep the stored stem and add -ами.Prepositional · Singularнарод- + -е → народе
Keep the stored stem and add -е.Prepositional · Pluralнарод- + -ах → народах
Keep the stored stem and add -ах.