Adjective reference

больно́й

ill

Stressed -ой · Qualitative

Long forms

Case, number, gender, and animacy

These are explicit stored profiles. Accusative animate and inanimate forms are kept separate.

Long-form paradigm for больной
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative больно́й больна́я больно́е больны́е
Genitive больно́го больно́й больно́го больны́х
Dative больно́му больно́й больно́му больны́м
Accusativeinanimate больно́й больну́ю больно́е больны́е
Accusativeanimate больно́го больну́ю больно́е больны́х
Instrumental больны́м больно́йAlso accepted: больноюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. больны́м больны́ми
Prepositional больно́м больно́й больно́м больны́х

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

больнойбольнаябольногобольные

stressed_oy

Short forms

Predicate gender and number

Masculine бо́лен LexicallyRestricted
Feminine больна́ LexicallyRestricted
Neuter больно́ LexicallyRestricted
Plural больны́ LexicallyRestricted

Predicate use

Long and short choices

Attributive long
Allowed
Predicate long nominative
Allowed
Predicate long instrumental
Allowed
Predicate short
Allowed
Secondary predicate
Allowed

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Adjective used as a noun

Substantivised uses

Masculine · Bothpatient/sick person

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

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