Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose calf it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
Ќкры спортсмљна бІли мускулќстые, крљпкие. The athlete's calves were muscular and strong.
Корћткое плђтье не закрывђло её вІпуклые ќкры. The short dress did not cover her bulging calves.
NB When the word икрђ functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction икрђ у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Ќкры у спортсмљна бІли мускулќстые, крљпкие. The athlete's calves were muscular and strong.

Restrictive modifiers

(a) adjectival modifier
(b) noun phrase: Adj + Genitive of ногђ
лљвая/прђвая икрђ the left/right calf
икрђ лљвой/прђвой ногќ the calf of the left/right leg
Лљвая икрђ (or икрђ лљвой ногќ) у негћ была всї в синякђх. His left calf was all black and blue.