Adjective reference

медве́жий

bear's/bear

Possessive -ий ยท Possessive

Long forms

Case, number, gender, and animacy

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

Long-form paradigm for медвежий
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative медве́жийAnimal possessive, relational, and characteristic readings require sense review. медве́жья медве́жье медве́жьи
Genitive медве́жьего медве́жьей медве́жьего медве́жьих
Dative медве́жьему медве́жьей медве́жьему медве́жьим
Accusativeinanimate медве́жий медве́жью медве́жье медве́жьи
Accusativeanimate медве́жьего медве́жью медве́жье медве́жьих
Instrumental медве́жьим медве́жьейAlso accepted: медвежьею медве́жьим медве́жьими
Prepositional медве́жьем медве́жьей медве́жьем медве́жьих

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

медвежиймедвежьямедвежьегомедвежьи

possessive_iji

Predicate use

Long and short choices

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

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Possessive / mixed pattern

Iji

LexicallyProductiveAnimalFamily

Lowercase.

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

StemFixed

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