Russian Pronunciation IPA(key): [t͡sɛpʲ] Noun цѣпь • (cěpʹ) f inan (genitive цѣ́пи, nominative plural цѣ́пи, genitive plural цѣпе́й) Pre-1918 spelling of цепь (cepʹ). Declension More information singular, plural ... singular plural nominative цѣ́пьcě́pʹ цѣ́пиcě́pi genitive цѣ́пиcě́pi цѣпе́йcěpéj dative цѣ́пиcě́pi цѣпя́мъcěpjám accusative цѣ́пьcě́pʹ цѣ́пиcě́pi instrumental цѣ́пьюcě́pʹju цѣпя́миcěpjámi prepositional цѣ́пиcě́pi цѣпя́хъcěpjáx Close Pre-reform declension of цѣпь (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-e) Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.