Noun reference

шум

noise

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 шум
Case Singular Plural
Nominative шум шумы
Accusative шум шумы
Genitive шума шумов
Dative шуму шумам
Instrumental шумом шумами
Prepositional шуме шумах

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 шум- + -а → шума

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular шум This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural шум- + -ы → шумы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular шум- + zero ending → шум Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural шум- + -ы → шумы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular шум- + -а → шума Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural шум- + -ов → шумов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular шум- + -у → шуму Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural шум- + -ам → шумам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular шум- + -ом → шумом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural шум- + -ами → шумами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular шум- + -е → шуме Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural шум- + -ах → шумах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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