Noun reference

обед

lunch, dinner

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 обед
Case Singular Plural
Nominative обед обеды
Accusative обед обеды
Genitive обеда обедов
Dative обеду обедам
Instrumental обедом обедами
Prepositional обеде обедах

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 обед- + -а → обеда

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular обед This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural обед- + -ы → обеды Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular обед- + zero ending → обед Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural обед- + -ы → обеды Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular обед- + -а → обеда Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural обед- + -ов → обедов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular обед- + -у → обеду Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural обед- + -ам → обедам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular обед- + -ом → обедом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural обед- + -ами → обедами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular обед- + -е → обеде Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural обед- + -ах → обедах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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