Noun reference

лоб

forehead

Masculine · Inanimate

Masculine hard consonant · Special pattern

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 лоб
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	лоб	лбы
Accusative	лоб	лбы
Genitive	лба	лбов
Dative	лбу	лбам
Instrumental	лбом	лбами
Prepositional	лбеLocative after во: лбу Accepted in practice	лбах

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.

Nominative · Plural лоб → лбы

This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

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

Nominative · Plural лоб → лбы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Singular лоб → лоб This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Accusative · Plural лоб → лбы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Singular лоб → лба This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Genitive · Plural лоб → лбов This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Singular лоб → лбу This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Dative · Plural лоб → лбам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Singular лоб → лбом This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Instrumental · Plural лоб → лбами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Singular лоб → лбе This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.

Prepositional · Plural лоб → лбах This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.