Noun reference

труд

labour, work

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 труд
Case Singular Plural
Nominative труд труды
Accusative труд труды
Genitive труда трудов
Dative труду трудам
Instrumental трудом трудами
Prepositional труде трудах

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 труд- + -а → труда

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular труд This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural труд- + -ы → труды Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular труд- + zero ending → труд Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural труд- + -ы → труды Keep the stored stem and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular труд- + -а → труда Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural труд- + -ов → трудов Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular труд- + -у → труду Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural труд- + -ам → трудам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular труд- + -ом → трудом Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural труд- + -ами → трудами Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular труд- + -е → труде Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural труд- + -ах → трудах Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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