Adjective reference

высо́кий

high/tall

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 высокий
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative высо́кий высо́кая высо́кое высо́кие
Genitive высо́кого высо́кой высо́кого высо́ких
Dative высо́кому высо́кой высо́кому высо́ким
Accusativeinanimate высо́кий высо́кую высо́кое высо́кие
Accusativeanimate высо́кого высо́кую высо́кое высо́ких
Instrumental высо́ким высо́койAlso accepted: высокоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. высо́ким высо́кими
Prepositional высо́ком высо́кой высо́ком высо́ких

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

высокийвысокаявысокоговысокие

velar

Short forms

Predicate gender and number

Masculine высо́к Productive predicate form
Feminine высока́ Productive predicate form
Neuter высо́ко Productive predicate form
Plural высо́ки Productive predicate form

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative вы́ше

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.

Synthetic superlativeвысоча́йший

RelativeOrElative

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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