Adjective reference

молодо́й

young

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 молодой
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative молодо́й молода́я молодо́е молоды́е
Genitive молодо́го молодо́й молодо́го молоды́х
Dative молодо́му молодо́й молодо́му молоды́м
Accusativeinanimate молодо́й молоду́ю молодо́е молоды́е
Accusativeanimate молодо́го молоду́ю молодо́е молоды́х
Instrumental молоды́м молодо́йAlso accepted: молодоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. молоды́м молоды́ми
Prepositional молодо́м молодо́й молодо́м молоды́х

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

молодоймолодаямолодогомолодые

stressed_oy

Short forms

Predicate gender and number

Masculine мо́лод LexicallyRestricted
Feminine молода́ LexicallyRestricted
Neuter мо́лодо LexicallyRestricted
Plural мо́лоды LexicallyRestricted

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative моло́же

Stored irregular 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
Allowed
Secondary predicate
Allowed

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

Mobile

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