Adjective reference

голубо́й

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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 голубой
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative голубо́й голуба́я голубо́е голубы́е
Genitive голубо́го голубо́й голубо́го голубы́х
Dative голубо́му голубо́й голубо́му голубы́м
Accusativeinanimate голубо́й голубу́ю голубо́е голубы́е
Accusativeanimate голубо́го голубу́ю голубо́е голубы́х
Instrumental голубы́м голубо́йAlso accepted: голубоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. голубы́м голубы́ми
Prepositional голубо́м голубо́й голубо́м голубы́х

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

голубойголубаяголубогоголубые

stressed_oy

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative голубе́е

Stored comparative form

Compound comparativeболее + long form

Available where the stored lexical restrictions permit it.

Relative superlativeсамый + long form

The agreeing adjective form follows самый.

Analytic superlativeнаиболее + long form

A formal or neutral analytic strategy where licensed.

Predicate use

Long and short choices

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

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

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