Noun reference

цветок

flower

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 цветок
Case Singular Plural
Nominative цветок цветыAlternative plural pattern: цветки Accepted in practice
Accusative цветок цветыAlternative plural pattern: цветки Accepted in practice
Genitive цветка цветовAlternative plural pattern: цветков Accepted in practice
Dative цветку цветамAlternative plural pattern: цветкам Accepted in practice
Instrumental цветком цветамиAlternative plural pattern: цветками Accepted in practice
Prepositional цветке цветахAlternative plural pattern: цветках Accepted in practice

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 цветок → цветы

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

Show all case-build notes
Nominative · Singular цветок This is the dictionary form used to identify the noun.
Nominative · Plural цветок → цветы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Singular цветок → цветок This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Accusative · Plural цветок → цветы This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Singular цветок → цветка This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Genitive · Plural цветок → цветов This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Singular цветок → цветку This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Dative · Plural цветок → цветам This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Singular цветок → цветком This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Instrumental · Plural цветок → цветами This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Singular цветок → цветке This form belongs to a reviewed special pattern, so it is shown as a stored form rather than a guessed suffix swap.
Prepositional · Plural цветок → цветах 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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