మూస:en-noun/doc
Template:en-noun is an inflection template for most English nouns.
Quick guide
[<small>మార్చు</small>]code | result |
---|---|
{{en-noun}} or {{en-noun|s}} | noun (plural nouns) |
{{en-noun|es}} | church (plural churches) |
{{en-noun|belfr|ies}} | belfry (plural belfries) |
{{en-noun|-}} | awe (uncountable) |
{{en-noun|s|-}} | beer (countable and uncountable; plural beers) |
{{en-noun|-|s}} | rain (usually uncountable; plural rains) |
{{en-noun|-|greeneries}} | greenery (usually uncountable; plural greeneries) |
{{en-noun|!}} or {{en-noun|!|s}} | abliguration (plural not attested) |
{{en-noun|?}} or {{en-noun|?|s}} | tuchus |
{{en-noun|s|?}} | noun (plural nouns) |
{{en-noun|pl=seraphs|pl2=seraphim}} | seraph (plural seraphs or seraphim) |
{{en-noun|sg=[[hot]] [[dog]]}} | hot dog (plural hot dogs) |
{{en-noun|sg=[[shoe]] [[polish]]|es}} | shoe polish (plural shoe polishes) |
{{en-noun|sg=[[chain]][[man]]|pl=chainmen}} | chainman (plural chainmen) |
This template contains the necessary meta-data to allow users who are using accelerated editing to create any grammatical forms semi-automatically.
Deprecated templates
[<small>మార్చు</small>]This template replaces all previous English noun inflection templates: en-noun2, en-noun-reg, en-noun-reg-es, en-noun-reg-y, en-noun-irreg, en-noun-unc, en-noun-reg-both, en-noun-reg-es-both, en-noun-reg-y-both, en-noun-irreg-both.
Extended guide
[<small>మార్చు</small>]Use this template to show the inflection line of an English singular noun.
This template shows the noun in bold (optionally linking its components) and its plural inflections, if any.
{{en-noun}} {{en-noun|es}} {{en-noun|...|ies}} {{en-noun|pl= |pl2= |pl3= }} {{en-noun|... }} <!-- for detailed notes --> {{en-noun|sg= |pl=... }} <!-- for detailed notes -->
If the term has uncountable senses, the template can indicate whether the term is sometimes or never countable:
{{en-noun|-}} {{en-noun|es|-}} {{en-noun|... |-}}
In entries for English plural nouns, use {{en-plural noun}}:
{{en-plural noun}} {{en-plural noun|head=[[Christmas]] [[lights]]}} {{en-plural noun|sg=firework}}
Parameters
[<small>మార్చు</small>]If the noun forms its plural by adding -s, no parameters are necessary. E.g. on "word":
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
The above code displays as follows:
Noun
- word (plural words)
Singular |
Plural |
If the noun forms its plural by adding -es, specify that, e.g. on "march":
{{en-noun|es}}
- march (plural marches)
Singular |
Plural |
If the noun forms its plural by changing its ending (e.g., by dropping its -y to add -ies), use two parameters, e.g. on "ally" and "erratum":
If the noun has an irregular plural, specify it, e.g. on "mouse":
{{en-noun|mice}}
- mouse (plural mice)
Singular |
Plural |
If the noun is identical in the plural, but still countable, specify it, e.g. on "Abkhaz":
{{en-noun|Abkhaz}}
- Abkhaz (plural Abkhaz)
Singular |
Plural |
If the noun is uncountable, use "-", e.g. on "awe":
{{en-noun|-}}
- awe (uncountable)
Singular |
Plural |
Similarly, on "beer" and "geometry":
{{en-noun|s|-}}
- beer (countable and uncountable; plural beers)
{{en-noun|geometr|ies|-}}
- geometry (countable and uncountable; plural geometries)
If the noun has multiple plural forms, use the pl2 and optionally the pl3 parameters, e.g. on "octopus":
Singular |
To show a custom singular or plural note, use sg for the singular, e.g. on "fuzzy die":
{{en-noun|sg=[[fuzzy]] [[die]]|pl=''Depending on meaning, either'' '''fuzzy die''' ''or'' '''[[fuzzy dice]]'''}}
- fuzzy die (plural Depending on meaning, either fuzzy die or fuzzy dice)
Plural |
Pluralia tantum
[<small>మార్చు</small>]If the word is a plurale tantum, then use Template:en-plural noun instead.
Unit tests
[<small>మార్చు</small>]To confirm that any changes retain the required functionality, review Template:en-noun/test.