Noun reference

неделя

week

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine -я family

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 неделя
Case Singular Plural
Nominative неделя недели
Accusative неделю недели
Genitive недели недель
Dative неделе неделям
Instrumental неделейLong instrumental variant: неделею Accepted in practice неделями
Prepositional неделе неделях

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 неделя → недели

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

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Nominative · Singular неделя This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural неделя → недели The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Singular неделя → неделю The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Accusative · Plural неделя → недели The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Singular неделя → недели The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Genitive · Plural неделя → недель The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Singular неделя → неделе The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Dative · Plural неделя → неделям The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Singular неделя → неделей The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Instrumental · Plural неделя → неделями The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Singular неделя → неделе The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
Prepositional · Plural неделя → неделях The reviewed declension family controls this spelling. Use the stored form rather than removing the last letter mechanically.
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