Noun reference

повод

occastion, reason; bridle

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 повод
Case Singular Plural
Nominative повод поводы
Accusative повод поводы
Genitive повода поводов
Dative поводу поводам
Instrumental поводом поводами
Prepositional поводе поводах

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 повод- + -а → повода

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular повод This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural повод- + -ы → поводы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular повод- + zero ending → повод Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural повод- + -ы → поводы Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular повод- + -а → повода Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural повод- + -ов → поводов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular повод- + -у → поводу Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural повод- + -ам → поводам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular повод- + -ом → поводом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural повод- + -ами → поводами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular повод- + -е → поводе Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural повод- + -ах → поводах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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