Noun reference

смех

laughter

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 смех
Case Singular Plural
Nominative смех смехи
Accusative смех смехи
Genitive смеха смехов
Dative смеху смехам
Instrumental смехом смехами
Prepositional смехе смехах

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 смех- + -а → смеха

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular смех This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural смех- + -и → смехи Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular смех- + zero ending → смех Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural смех- + -и → смехи Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular смех- + -а → смеха Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural смех- + -ов → смехов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular смех- + -у → смеху Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural смех- + -ам → смехам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular смех- + -ом → смехом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural смех- + -ами → смехами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular смех- + -е → смехе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural смех- + -ах → смехах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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