Noun reference

зверь

wild animal, beast

Masculine · Animate

Masculine soft sign

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 зверь
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	зверь	звери
Accusative	зверя	зверей
Genitive	зверя	зверей
Dative	зверю	зверям
Instrumental	зверем	зверямиReviewed spelling/form variant: зверьми Accepted in practice
Prepositional	звере	зверях

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 зверь → зверя

The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

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Nominative · Singular зверь This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural зверь → звери The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Singular зверь → зверя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Accusative · Plural зверь → зверей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Singular зверь → зверя The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Genitive · Plural зверь → зверей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Singular зверь → зверю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Dative · Plural зверь → зверям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Singular зверь → зверем The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Instrumental · Plural зверь → зверями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Singular зверь → звере The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.

Prepositional · Plural зверь → зверях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.