Talk:старый

Some issues:
 * 1) Formerly, the comparatives were given as either  or . None of Zaliznak, Ivanova and ruwikt list  as a comparative of ста́рый so I removed it. Correct?
 * 2) I added the usage note on ста́рый based on my interpretation of Zaliznyak. Correct?
 * 3) Does there exist a corresponding adverb старо́/ста́ро, with comparative старе́е?
 * Benwing2 (talk) 09:47, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * : I'm OK with your change, please be aware of the meanings, both старше and старее can both be translated as "older":
 * старше (antonym = младше) - can be used of any person or animal who is older than someone else, even if they are young. Её сын старше дочери на один год. - Her son is older than (her) daughter by one year.
 * старее (antonym = моложе) - talking about older people or objects, the focus is on "old". Этот старик ещё старее того. - This old man is even older than that one. Yes and yes to your other questions. --Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 12:00, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * But this is the case with most comparatives. For example,, even though are not . Therefore, I think  and  should be listed as comparatives of . --WikiTiki89 14:38, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I have no problem either including or not including старше as a comparative of старый, whatever you two prefer. Benwing2 (talk) 01:25, 4 May 2018 (UTC)


 * : I am, of course aware, about how comparatives work. Etymologically, and  are both comparatives of, the former is an adverb, the latter is an adjective. See 🇨🇬, where it's still the case (it's an adjectival comparative of ). Semantically, though,  is no longer used as a comparative but more like adjective "elder", "senior" and I see some problem in making  a comparative of . To me, it's another comparative of  but the usage of  and  differs as I described above. Do you understand what I mean? . --Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 07:22, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
 * does have additional meanings, but it is still also a comparative/superlative of (example). We can explain the differences between / and  in a usage note. --WikiTiki89 15:57, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
 * : I have made some edits in and added some usage notes. Please also see my  in . --Anatoli T. (обсудить/вклад) 13:30, 5 May 2018 (UTC)