Adjective reference

родно́й

dear

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 родной
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative родно́й родна́я родно́е родны́е
Genitive родно́го родно́й родно́го родны́х
Dative родно́му родно́й родно́му родны́м
Accusativeinanimate родно́й родну́ю родно́е родны́е
Accusativeanimate родно́го родну́ю родно́е родны́х
Instrumental родны́м родно́йAlso accepted: родноюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. родны́м родны́ми
Prepositional родно́м родно́й родно́м родны́х

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

роднойроднаяродногородные

stressed_oy

Short forms

Predicate gender and number

Feminine родна́ LexicallyRestricted
Neuter родно́ LexicallyRestricted
Plural родны́ LexicallyRestricted

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative родне́е

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
Restricted
Secondary predicate
Allowed

Government

Verified complement patterns

родной кому · Dative Эта земля мне родна.

This land is dear to me.

Word formation

Base and derivation

Base type
Unknown

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

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