Noun reference

век

century, age

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 век
Case Singular Plural
Nominative век века
Accusative век века
Genitive века веков
Dative веку векам
Instrumental веком веками
Prepositional веке веках

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 век- + -а → века

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular век This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural век- + -а → века Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Singular век- + zero ending → век Remove the zero ending; this form has a zero ending.
Accusative · Plural век- + -а → века Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Singular век- + -а → века Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural век- + -ов → веков Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular век- + -у → веку Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural век- + -ам → векам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular век- + -ом → веком Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural век- + -ами → веками Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular век- + -е → веке Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural век- + -ах → веках Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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