Noun reference

вера

faith, belief

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 вера
Case Singular Plural
Nominative вера веры
Accusative веру веры
Genitive веры вер
Dative вере верам
Instrumental веройLong instrumental variant: верою Accepted in practice верами
Prepositional вере верах

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 вер- + -ы → веры

Remove -а and add -ы.

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Nominative · Singular вера This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural вер- + -ы → веры Remove -а and add -ы.
Accusative · Singular вер- + -у → веру Remove -а and add -у.
Accusative · Plural вер- + -ы → веры Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Singular вер- + -ы → веры Remove -а and add -ы.
Genitive · Plural вер- + zero ending → вер Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.
Dative · Singular вер- + -е → вере Remove -а and add -е.
Dative · Plural вер- + -ам → верам Remove -а and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular вер- + -ой → верой Remove -а and add -ой.
Instrumental · Plural вер- + -ами → верами Remove -а and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular вер- + -е → вере Remove -а and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural вер- + -ах → верах Remove -а and add -ах.
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