Template:gl-noun/documentation

This template generates a headword line and categorizes Galician noun entries.

The template uses Module:gl-headword as a back end.

Usage

This template should be added to all Galician noun entries except for those using reintegrationist spelling, which should use {{gl-reinteg-noun}}.

The template should be placed within the Galician language section, immediately following the Noun L3 header.

As with other Wiktionary inflection line templates, please do not use subst:.

Parameters

Introduction

In the majority of cases, only the gender needs to be specified in |1=, e.g. for persoa (“person”):

{{gl-noun|f}}

which produces

persoa f (plural persoas)

The module knows how to form the plural of most nouns, including those in -l, -s, etc. For example, for papel (“paper”):

{{gl-noun|m}}

which produces

papel m (plural papeis)

Similarly, for francés (“Frenchman, person from France”):

{{gl-noun|m}}

which produces

francés m (plural franceses)

And for zulú (“Zulu”):

{{gl-noun|mfbysense}}

which produces

zulú m or f by sense (plural zulús)

Note in the latter case that mfbysense as a gender indicates a noun that can be either masculine or feminine according to the natural gender of the being referred to, and categorizes into Category:Galician masculine and feminine nouns by sense.

Explicit plurals

Some nouns have irregular plurals. To specify this, use |2=, e.g. for oasis (“oasis”):

{{gl-noun|m|oases}}

which produces

oasis m (plural oases)

Feminines

Use |f= to specify the feminine equivalent of a masculine noun referring to a person or animal, as with amigo (“friend”):

{{gl-noun|m|f=+}}

which produces

amigo m (plural amigos, feminine amiga, feminine plural amigas)

The module knows how to correctly form the feminine in most cases; to request the default, use +. A feminine plural will automatically be generated using the default pluralizing algorithm, which is almost always correct; to override this, use |fpl=.

Examples of default feminines are condutor (“driver”) → condutora, cidadán (“citizen”) → cidadá and bailarín (“ballet dancer”) → bailarina.

Another more complex example is ladrón (“robber, thief”):

{{gl-noun|m|f=+|f2=ladra|pagename=ladrón}}

which produces

ladrón m (plural ladróns, feminine ladrona or ladra, feminine plural ladronas or ladras)

Multiword expressions

The module knows how to correctly pluralize and form the feminine of most multiword expressions. An example is camiño real (“main road, highway”, literally “royal road”):

{{gl-noun|m}}

which produces

camiño real m (plural camiños reais)

The default is to pluralize the first and last word (as here), unless there is a recognized preposition in the word, in which case only the portion before the preposition is pluralized. An example with a preposition is neno de peito (“infant”):

{{gl-noun|m|f=+}}

which produces

neno de peito f (plural nenos de peito)

Note here we request the default feminine, which follows the same principles as the plural; in this case, only the portion before the preposition is pluralized.

Another example is sobriño neto (“grandnephew”):

{{gl-noun|m|f=+}}

which produces

sobriño neto m (plural sobriños netos)

Here, both words are used to form the feminine.

In some cases, the default algorithm produces incorrect results. In those cases, you can control which words are pluralized using one of the following specs:

• Use +first if only the first word inflects.
• Use +last if only the first word inflects.
• Use +first-last if the first and last word inflect.
• Use +each if all words inflect.
• Use +first-second if the first and second words inflect.
• Use +second if only the second word inflects.
• Use ++ to explicitly request the default multiword pluralization algorithm (needed with hyphenated terms; see below).

An example that uses these codes is Ecuación diferencial ordinaria (“ordinary differential equation”). The default is to pluralize the first and last words, but here we need each word pluralized:

{{gl-noun|f|+each}}

which produces

ecuación diferencial ordinaria f (plural ecuacións diferenciais ordinarias)

Suffixes

You can use this template for noun-forming suffixes. If the page name begins with a hyphen, the part of speech for categories is changed to suffixes instead of nouns, and the page is added to an additional category Category:Galician noun-forming suffixes. An example is -és (“-ese”):

{{gl-noun|m|f=+}}

which produces

-és m (noun-forming suffix, plural -eses, feminine -esa, feminine plural -esas)

and automatically adds the page to Category:Galician suffixes, Category:Galician masculine suffixes and Category:Galician noun-forming suffixes.

Summary of parameters

|1= (required), |g2=, ...

Gender(s). |1= is required. Possible values are m (masculine), m-p (masculine, plurale tantum), f (feminine), f-p, mf (can be either masculine or feminine, with no meaning difference), mf-p, mfbysense (can be either masculine or feminine, according to the natural gender of the person or animal referred to), mfbysense-p, n (neuter; used for gender-neutral terms like amigue), n-p, ? (unknown gender), ?-p.

|g_qual=, |g2_qual=, ...

Optional qualifiers for the gender(s). |g_qual= corresponds to |1=, |g2_qual= corresponds to |g2=, etc.

|2=, |pl2=, ...

Explicitly specify the plural(s). If no plurals are specified, the default algorithm applies.

|pl_qual=, |pl2_qual=, ...

Optional qualifiers for the plural(s). |pl_qual= corresponds to |2=, |pl2_qual= corresponds to |pl2=, etc.

|f=, |f2=, ...

Explicitly specify the feminine equivalent(s).

|f_qual=, |f2_qual=, ...

Optional qualifiers for the feminine equivalent(s). |f_qual= corresponds to |f=, |f2_qual= corresponds to |f2=, etc.

|fpl=, |fpl2=, ...

Explicitly specify the plural(s) of the feminine equivalent(s). The default is based on applying the pluralization algorithm to the specified feminine equivalent(s) (if any).

|fpl_qual=, |fpl2_qual=, ...

Optional qualifiers for the feminine plural(s). |fpl_qual= corresponds to |fpl=, |fpl2_qual= corresponds to |fpl2=, etc.

|m=, |m2=, ...

Explicitly specify the masculine equivalent(s).

|m_qual=, |m2_qual=, ...

Optional qualifiers for the masculine equivalent(s). |m_qual= corresponds to |m=, |m2_qual= corresponds to |m2=, etc.

|mpl=, |mpl2=, ...

Explicitly specify the plural(s) of the masculine equivalent(s). The default is based on applying the pluralization algorithm to the specified masculine equivalent(s) (if any).

|mpl_qual=, |mpl2_qual=, ...

Optional qualifiers for the masculine plural(s). |mpl_qual= corresponds to |mpl=, |mpl2_qual= corresponds to |mpl2=, etc.

|pagename=

Override the page name. Useful especially on documentation and test pages.

For all the above plural/feminine/masculine parameters, use + to explicitly request the default and # to stand for the lemma.