Noun reference

звук

sound

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 звук
Case Singular Plural
Nominative звук звуки
Accusative звук звуки
Genitive звука звуков
Dative звуку звукам
Instrumental звуком звуками
Prepositional звуке звуках

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 звук- + -а → звука

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular звук This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural звук- + -и → звуки Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular звук- + zero ending → звук Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural звук- + -и → звуки Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Genitive · Singular звук- + -а → звука Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural звук- + -ов → звуков Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular звук- + -у → звуку Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural звук- + -ам → звукам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular звук- + -ом → звуком Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural звук- + -ами → звуками Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular звук- + -е → звуке Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural звук- + -ах → звуках Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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