Adjective reference

ре́дкий

rare

Velar spelling rule · 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 редкий
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative ре́дкий ре́дкая ре́дкое ре́дкие
Genitive ре́дкого ре́дкой ре́дкого ре́дких
Dative ре́дкому ре́дкой ре́дкому ре́дким
Accusativeinanimate ре́дкий ре́дкую ре́дкое ре́дкие
Accusativeanimate ре́дкого ре́дкую ре́дкое ре́дких
Instrumental ре́дким ре́дкойAlso accepted: редкоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. ре́дким ре́дкими
Prepositional ре́дком ре́дкой ре́дком ре́дких

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

редкийредкаяредкогоредкие

velar

Short forms

Predicate gender and number

Masculine ре́док Productive predicate form
Feminine редка́ Productive predicate form
Neuter ре́дко Productive predicate form
Plural ре́дки Productive predicate form

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative ре́же

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

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