Noun reference

победа

victory

Feminine · Inanimate

Feminine -а 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 победа
Case Singular Plural
Nominative победа победы
Accusative победу победы
Genitive победы побед
Dative победе победам
Instrumental победойLong instrumental variant: победою Accepted in practice победами
Prepositional победе победах

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 побед- + -ы → победы

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular победа This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural побед- + -ы → победы Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular побед- + -у → победу Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural побед- + -ы → победы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular побед- + -ы → победы Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural побед- + zero ending → побед Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular побед- + -е → победе Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural побед- + -ам → победам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular побед- + -ой → победой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural побед- + -ами → победами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular побед- + -е → победе Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural побед- + -ах → победах Remove -а and add -ах.
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