Noun reference

пример

example

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 пример
Case Singular Plural
Nominative пример примеры
Accusative пример примеры
Genitive примера примеров
Dative примеру примерам
Instrumental примером примерами
Prepositional примере примерах

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 пример- + -а → примера

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular пример This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural пример- + -ы → примеры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular пример- + zero ending → пример Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural пример- + -ы → примеры Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular пример- + -а → примера Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural пример- + -ов → примеров Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular пример- + -у → примеру Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural пример- + -ам → примерам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular пример- + -ом → примером Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural пример- + -ами → примерами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular пример- + -е → примере Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural пример- + -ах → примерах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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