Adjective reference

живо́й

alive/living

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 живой
Case / profile	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	живо́й	жива́я	живо́е	живы́е
Genitive	живо́го	живо́й	живо́го	живы́х
Dative	живо́му	живо́й	живо́му	живы́м
Accusativeinanimate	живо́й	живу́ю	живо́е	живы́е
Accusativeanimate	живо́го	живу́ю	живо́е	живы́х
Instrumental	живы́м	живо́йAlso accepted: живоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked.	живы́м	живы́ми
Prepositional	живо́м	живо́й	живо́м	живы́х

Family pattern

живойживаяживогоживые

stressed_oy

Short forms

Masculine жи́в Productive predicate form

Feminine жива́ Productive predicate form

Neuter жи́во Productive predicate form

Plural жи́вы Productive predicate form

Predicate use

Word formation

Stress and pronunciation

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