Noun reference

художник

painter, artist

Masculine · Animate

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 художник
Case Singular Plural
Nominative художник художники
Accusative художника художников
Genitive художника художников
Dative художнику художникам
Instrumental художником художниками
Prepositional художнике художниках

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 художник- + -а → художника

Keep the stored stem and add -а.

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Nominative · Singular художник This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural художник- + -и → художники Keep the stored stem and add -и.
Accusative · Singular художник- + -а → художника Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Accusative · Plural художник- + -ов → художников Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Genitive · Singular художник- + -а → художника Keep the stored stem and add -а.
Genitive · Plural художник- + -ов → художников Keep the stored stem and add -ов.
Dative · Singular художник- + -у → художнику Keep the stored stem and add -у.
Dative · Plural художник- + -ам → художникам Keep the stored stem and add -ам.
Instrumental · Singular художник- + -ом → художником Keep the stored stem and add -ом.
Instrumental · Plural художник- + -ами → художниками Keep the stored stem and add -ами.
Prepositional · Singular художник- + -е → художнике Keep the stored stem and add -е.
Prepositional · Plural художник- + -ах → художниках Keep the stored stem and add -ах.
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