Adjective reference

се́рый

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Transparent hard · 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 серый
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative се́рый се́рая се́рое се́рые
Genitive се́рого се́рой се́рого се́рых
Dative се́рому се́рой се́рому се́рым
Accusativeinanimate се́рый се́рую се́рое се́рые
Accusativeanimate се́рого се́рую се́рое се́рых
Instrumental се́рым се́ройAlso accepted: сероюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. се́рым се́рыми
Prepositional се́ром се́рой се́ром се́рых

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

серыйсераясерогосерые

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Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative сере́е

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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