Noun reference

вода

water

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 вода
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	вода	воды
Accusative	воду	воды
Genitive	воды	вод
Dative	воде	водам
Instrumental	водойLong instrumental variant: водою Accepted in practice	водами
Prepositional	воде	водах

Form pattern

The paradigm above is authoritative. These notes expose a transparent ending change only when the stored declension family supports one.

Genitive · Singular вод- + -ы → воды

Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Nominative · Plural вод- + -ы → воды Remove -а and add -ы.

Accusative · Singular вод- + -у → воду Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural вод- + -ы → воды Remove -а and add -ы.

Genitive · Singular вод- + -ы → воды Remove -а and add -ы.

Genitive · Plural вод- + zero ending → вод Remove -а; this form has a zero ending.

Dative · Singular вод- + -е → воде Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural вод- + -ам → водам Remove -а and add -ам.

Instrumental · Singular вод- + -ой → водой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural вод- + -ами → водами Remove -а and add -ами.

Prepositional · Singular вод- + -е → воде Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural вод- + -ах → водах Remove -а and add -ах.