Adjective reference

знако́мый

familiar

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 знакомый
Case / profileMasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominative знако́мый знако́мая знако́мое знако́мые
Genitive знако́мого знако́мой знако́мого знако́мых
Dative знако́мому знако́мой знако́мому знако́мым
Accusativeinanimate знако́мый знако́мую знако́мое знако́мые
Accusativeanimate знако́мого знако́мую знако́мое знако́мых
Instrumental знако́мым знако́мойAlso accepted: знакомоюLong feminine -ою/-ею is accepted but less frequent and often stylistically marked. знако́мым знако́мыми
Prepositional знако́мом знако́мой знако́мом знако́мых

Family pattern

Why this family label fits

знакомыйзнакомаязнакомогознакомые

hard

Comparison

Comparative and superlative strategies

Simple comparative знако́мее

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

Adjective used as a noun

Substantivised uses

Masculine · Bothmale acquaintance

Feminine · Bothfemale acquaintance

Stress and pronunciation

Say the stored paradigm

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