Noun reference

смысл

sense, meaning, purpose

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 смысл
Case Singular Plural
Nominative смысл смыслы
Accusative смысл смыслы
Genitive смысла смыслов
Dative смыслу смыслам
Instrumental смыслом смыслами
Prepositional смысле смыслах

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 смысл- + -а → смысла

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular смысл This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural смысл- + -ы → смыслы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular смысл- + zero ending → смысл Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural смысл- + -ы → смыслы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular смысл- + -а → смысла Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural смысл- + -ов → смыслов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular смысл- + -у → смыслу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural смысл- + -ам → смыслам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular смысл- + -ом → смыслом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural смысл- + -ами → смыслами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular смысл- + -е → смысле Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural смысл- + -ах → смыслах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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