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Template:en-noun is an inflection template for most English nouns.
This template contains the necessary meta-data to allow users who are using accelerated editing to create any grammatical forms semi-automatically.
Quick guide
[<small>మార్చు</small>]code | result | notes |
---|---|---|
{{en-noun}} or {{en-noun|s}} |
noun (plural nouns) | |
{{en-noun|es}} |
church (plural churches) | |
{{en-noun|belfries}} |
belfry (plural belfries) | |
{{en-noun|-}} |
awe (uncountable) | |
{{en-noun|-|s}} |
rain (usually uncountable; plural rains) | |
{{en-noun|-|greeneries}} |
greenery (usually uncountable; plural greeneries) | |
{{en-noun|~}} |
beer (countable and uncountable; plural beers) | |
{{en-noun|!}} or {{en-noun|!|s}} |
abligurition (plural not attested) | |
{{en-noun|?}} or {{en-noun|?|s}} |
tuchus | unknown or uncertain plural |
{{en-noun|s|seraphim}} |
seraph (plural seraphs or seraphim) | |
{{en-noun|head=[[hot]] [[dog]]}} |
hot dog (plural hot dogs) | |
{{en-noun|head=[[shoe]] [[polish]]|es}} |
shoe polish (plural shoe polishes) | |
{{en-noun|head=[[chain]][[man]]|chainmen}} |
chainman (plural chainmen) |
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|...}} {{en-noun|...|...}}
If the term has uncountable senses, the template can indicate whether the term is sometimes or never countable. Specifying -
as the first parameter indicates that a term is uncountable, and no plural is shown by default. If it may occasionally be used as countable, specify the plural form after it.
{{en-noun|-}} {{en-noun|-|s}} {{en-noun|-|...}}
Specifying ~
instead indicates that the term is used more or less equally as countable and as uncountable, and uses the default plural.
{{en-noun|~}} {{en-noun|~|es}} {{en-noun|~|...}}
In entries for English plural-only nouns, use {{en-plural noun}}:
{{en-plural noun}} {{en-plural noun|head=[[Christmas]] [[lights]]}} {{en-plural noun|head=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)
If the noun forms its plural by adding -es, specify that, e.g. on "march":
{{en-noun|es}}
- march (plural marches)
If the noun forms its plural by changing its ending (e.g., by dropping its -y to add -ies) or by any other means (e.g. on "mouse"):
{{en-noun|allies}}
- ally (plural allies)
{{en-noun|errata}}
- erratum (plural errata)
{{en-noun|mice}}
- mouse (plural mice)
Likewise, if the noun is identical in the plural, but still countable, specify it, e.g. on "Abkhaz":
{{en-noun|Abkhaz}}
- Abkhaz (plural Abkhaz)
If the noun is uncountable, use "-", e.g. on "awe":
{{en-noun|-}}
- awe (uncountable)
Similarly, on "beer" and "geometry":
{{en-noun|~|s}}
- beer (countable and uncountable; plural beers)
{{en-noun|~|geometries}}
- geometry (countable and uncountable; plural geometries)
If the noun has multiple plural forms, use more numbered parameters, e.g. on "octopus":
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.