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Some words that have adjective endings may be used as nouns.
For example, certain last names have adjectival endings (-ый, -ий or stressed -ћй). Also, certain adjectives that used to form phrases with nouns are now used in place of the entire phrase, e.g. вђнная кћмната has become simply вђнная.
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Јто Толстћй.
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That's Mr. Tolstoy.
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Ї говорќл о Толстћй.
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I was talking about Ms. Tolstoy.
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У менї мнћго знакћмых.
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I have many friends (Lit., 'people I know.').
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Note that the stressed ending -ћй (Толстћй) is ambiguous; it is both Nominative masculine and Prepositional feminine.
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Here are more examples of adjectives used as last names. They provide the same information that can be found in the chart of case forms for regular adjectives.
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Masc.
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Fem.
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Plural
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Masc.
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Fem.
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Plural
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N.
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Толстћй
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Толстђя
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ТолстІе
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Рќмский
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Рќмская
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Рќмские
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A.= Gen.
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G.
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Толстћго
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Толстћй
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ТолстІх
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Рќмского
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Рќмской
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Рќмских
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P.
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Толстћм
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"
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"
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Рќмском
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"
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"
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D.
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Толстћму
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"
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ТолстІм
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Рќмскому
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"
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Рќмским
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I.
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ТолстІм
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"
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ТолстІми
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Рќмским
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"
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Рќмскими
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Masc.
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Fem.
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Plural
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N.
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Холћдный
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Холћдная
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Холћдные
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A.= Gen.
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G.
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Холћдного
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Холћдной
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Холћдных
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P.
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Холћдном
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"
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"
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D.
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Холћдному
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Холћдным
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I.
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Холћдным
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"
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Холћдными
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