Noun reference

офицер

officer

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 офицер
Case Singular Plural
Nominative офицер офицеры
Accusative офицера офицеров
Genitive офицера офицеров
Dative офицеру офицерам
Instrumental офицером офицерами
Prepositional офицере офицерах

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 офицер- + -а → офицера

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular офицер This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural офицер- + -ы → офицеры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular офицер- + -а → офицера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural офицер- + -ов → офицеров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Genitive · Singular офицер- + -а → офицера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural офицер- + -ов → офицеров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular офицер- + -у → офицеру Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural офицер- + -ам → офицерам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular офицер- + -ом → офицером Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural офицер- + -ами → офицерами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular офицер- + -е → офицере Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural офицер- + -ах → офицерах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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