Noun reference

счастье

happiness, luck

Neuter · Inanimate

Neuter -е/-ие family · Special pattern · Singular only

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 счастье
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	счастье	Not normally used for this meaning
Accusative	счастье	Not normally used for this meaning
Genitive	счастья	Not normally used for this meaning
Dative	счастью	Not normally used for this meaning
Instrumental	счастьем	Not normally used for this meaning
Prepositional	счастье	Not normally used for this meaning

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 счастье → счастья

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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Nominative · Singular счастье This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

Nominative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Accusative · Singular счастье → счастье This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Genitive · Singular счастье → счастья This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Dative · Singular счастье → счастью This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Instrumental · Singular счастье → счастьем This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.

Prepositional · Singular счастье → счастье This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural No ordinary plural This lexical meaning is not normally used with an ordinary plural.