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The adjective matches the subject or the predicate article to which it is ascribed. If it describes two singular nouns or one dual noun, the adjective should be in the dual. If it describes a plural or one singular and one non-singular noun, the adjective should be in the plural.
Masculine nouns and adjectives are divided between animate and inanimate nouns. Animate nouns are nouns that represent a living or mythological being (Francọ̑z 'French', rȁk 'crab', dȗh 'ghost') and words that originally had that meaning, but have a different one now (vipȃvec (a type of wine), francọ̑z 'monkey wrench', Oriọ̑n 'Orion').
Slovene nouns retain six of the seven Slavic noun cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, locative, and instrumental. There is no distinct vocative; the nominative is used in that role. Nouns, adjectives, and pronouns have three numbers: singular, dual, and plural. Nouns in Slovene are either masculine, feminine, or neuter gender.
A heated and long-running dispute has occupied this and other pages regarding the relative merits of the terms Slovene and Slovenian as both nouns and adjectives referring to Slovenia and its people. Various historical, etymological, cultural, aesthetic, and logical arguments can be made to support the "correctness" of either term.
You will often see 'Slovenian' AND 'Slovene' used interchangeably (as adjectives and nouns)--on the same page! However, in regular usage by Slovenians living in Australia, Canada, and the United States (and European organisations such as UEFA and British media such as Eurosport), 'Slovenian' is used exclusively as adjective and noun. --BT
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