vzoru

Vzoru is the genitive singular form of the Czech noun vzor, meaning pattern, model, or template. The base noun vzor comes from Proto-Slavic *vzorъ* and has cognates in other Slavic languages, for example Polish wzor with genitive wzoru. In contemporary Czech, vzor refers to a standard or exemplar used as a reference for imitation, construction, or evaluation. The genitive form vzoru is required after prepositions that govern the genitive, such as podle and dle (for example: podle vzoru; dle vzoru učitele).

In usage, vzoru appears in contexts ranging from education to design and manufacturing. For instance, a teacher’s example can be described with the expression "Podle vzoru učitele vypracujte práci" (draft your work according to the teacher’s model). The concept also extends to patterns or templates used as references in sewing, architecture, or technical drafting, where vzor denotes the blueprint or specimen to be followed.

Grammatically, vzor is a masculine inanimate noun; its nominative singular is vzor, genitive singular vzoru, and nominative plural vzory. The form vzoru is thus primarily a case form rather than a distinct lexical item, though it is commonly encountered in written and spoken Czech.

See also vzor, pattern, template, and example.