Noun reference

образ

shape, form, image

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 образ
Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	образ	образыDifferent lexical sense: образа Reference only
Accusative	образ	образыDifferent lexical sense: образа Reference only
Genitive	образа	образов
Dative	образу	образам
Instrumental	образом	образами
Prepositional	образе	образах

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 образ → образы

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 образ This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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