Noun reference

ум

mind, brains, intellect

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 ум
Case Singular Plural
Nominative ум умы
Accusative ум умы
Genitive ума умов
Dative уму умам
Instrumental умом умами
Prepositional уме умах

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 ум- + -а → ума

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular ум This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural ум- + -ы → умы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular ум- + zero ending → ум Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural ум- + -ы → умы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular ум- + -а → ума Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural ум- + -ов → умов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular ум- + -у → уму Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural ум- + -ам → умам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular ум- + -ом → умом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural ум- + -ами → умами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular ум- + -е → уме Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural ум- + -ах → умах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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