Noun reference

жена

wife

Feminine · Animate

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 жена
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	жена	жёны
Accusative	жену	жён
Genitive	жены	жён
Dative	жене	жёнам
Instrumental	женойLong instrumental variant: женою Accepted in practice	жёнами
Prepositional	жене	жёнах

Form pattern

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

Genitive · Singular жен- + -ы → жены

Remove -а and add -ы.

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

Nominative · Plural жена → жёны The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Accusative · Singular жен- + -у → жену Remove -а and add -у.

Accusative · Plural жена → жён The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Genitive · Singular жен- + -ы → жены Remove -а and add -ы.

Genitive · Plural жена → жён The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Dative · Singular жен- + -е → жене Remove -а and add -е.

Dative · Plural жена → жёнам The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Instrumental · Singular жен- + -ой → женой Remove -а and add -ой.

Instrumental · Plural жена → жёнами The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.

Prepositional · Singular жен- + -е → жене Remove -а and add -е.

Prepositional · Plural жена → жёнах The stem changes in this stored form, so a simple ending replacement would be misleading.