Some surnames in Russian, for example, those with an ending in -viy, are rare, but their spelling can cause difficulty even for those who speak Russian from birth. According to the educational and methodological recommendations of N. A. Eskova, which were prepared for the institute for advanced training of print workers, there are peculiarities and rules of how to inflect surnames into -vii, which you need to know in order to correctly write such a surname.
Instructions
Step 1
Women's surnames with the ending -viy do not inflect either in the singular or in the plural. In all cases the surname, for example, Moslovy, will remain unchanged: Ekaterina Moslovy, Ekaterina Moslovii, Ekaterina Moslovii, Ekaterina Moslovii, Ekaterina Moslovii, about Ekaterina Moslovii. For the plural, such a surname will also be written: Elena and Olga Mosloviy, Elena and Olga Mosloviy, Elena and Olga Mosloviy, Elena and Olga Mosloviy, about Elena and Olga Mosloviy.
Step 2
Male surnames are always inclined to -viy. For the singular: Sergei Vyugovy, Sergei Vyugovia, Sergei Vyugovy, Sergei Vyugovy, Sergei Vyugovy, about Sergei Vyugovy. The surnames with the ending in -viy in the plural are inclined in the same way as the masculine nouns: stayed with the Vyugovies, with the Moslovievs; reported the news to Vyugovia, Moslovia; talked about Blizzards, Moslovia, and so on. That is, in the masculine plural the surname will be inclined like this: father and son Vyugovy, father and son Vyugovy, father and son Vyugoviy, father and son Vyugoviy, father and son Vyugoviy, about father and son Vyugoviy.
Step 3
There is a purely syntactic nuance when declining a surname into –viy. If you mention both male and female names with this surname at the same time, then you do not need to persuade her either. For example: Elena and Sergey Vyugovy, Elena and Sergey Vyugovy, Elena and Sergey Vyugovy, Elena and Sergey Vyugovy, Elena and Sergey Vyugovy, about Elena and Sergey Vyugovy.
Step 4
Of course, in order for the surname in -viy to be mentioned correctly when writing, it is necessary to know the gender of the person who wears it.
