Template:inflection-table-top

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This template is designed to make it easy to create inflection tables that:

appear correctly for readers using mobiles and tablets as well as computers
fit in with the consistent look and feel of Wiktionary
use contrasting text and background colours that meet accessibility guidelines in both light mode and dark mode
do not require in-depth knowledge of HTML or CSS syntax on the part of the creator

Usage

These templates are not intended to be used directly in entries. Instead, they can be transcluded from inflection table templates.

{{inflection-table-top}} takes the following parameters:

|title=: The title of the inflection table. Defaults to Inflection of PAGENAME if not specified. You can set this parameter to - if you don't want a title at all.

|palette=

Select a color palette from the following options:

grey, red, scarlet, orange, amber, yellow, lime, green, teal, cyan, blue, indigo, purple, magenta, rose, brown

All palettes are currently dark-on-light ("pastel" colours).

The default palette is grey.

|lang= (optional): You can specify the language code of this inflection table. This is only used for applying a CSS class inflection-table-{{{lang}}} to the table, which may be referenced by scripts or personal stylesheets. It doesn't affect the look or content of the table at all.

|tall=yes (optional): This should be specified on tables with more than about 8 lines of content. It makes the table collapsible and hidden by default.

|class= (optional)

Use this to apply a CSS class (or classes) to the <div> element that wraps the inflection table. This can be used to influence the table's appearance in a particular way.

The following classes are pre-defined in this template's CSS file:

sticky-left-column: On mobile phones and other narrow screens, this class "sticks" the leftmost column of the table in place when the user scrolls to the right, making it easier for the user to match each inflected form to its grammatical role. This should only be used on tables which have exactly one column of header cells down the left side.

In between the two templates, write wikitext table syntax to construct the inflection table (see examples below).

{{inflection-table-bottom}} takes one parameter:

|notes= (optional): Contains notes to be shown at the foot of the table.

Examples

Basic example

Create a new template page and insert the following wikitext:

{{inflection-table-top|title=Inflection of {{m|en||{{PAGENAME}}}}|palette=blue}}
! 
! singular
! plural
|-
! nominative
| {{l-self|en|{{PAGENAME}}}}
| {{l-self|en|{{PAGENAME}}s}}
|-
! possessive 
| {{l-self|en|{{PAGENAME}}'s}}
| {{l-self|en|{{PAGENAME}}s'}}
{{inflection-table-bottom}}

Notice carefully how ! and | have been used at the beginning of each line to create headers and regular cells, respectively.

When you use your new template on the entry carrot, the following table would appear:

Inflection of *carrot*
	singular	plural
nominative	carrot	carrots
possessive	carrot's	carrots'

Table formatting

This example, for a made-up language, shows some of the table and cell formatting features, including:

the use of colspan and rowspan syntax
class="outer" to format a secondary outer layer of header cells
class="separator" to divide the table into sections and guide the reader's eye

Notice that, when using class="separator", you should specify rowspan="999" (for a column separator) or colspan="999" (for a row separator) to ensure the separator divides the entire table.

{{inflection-table-top|title=Declension of ''{{{1}}}k''|palette=rose}}
! class="outer" |
! colspan="3" class="outer" | singular
! rowspan="999" class="separator" |
! colspan="2" class="outer" | plural
|-
! 
! masculine
! feminine
! neuter
! masc./fem.
! neuter
|-
! absolutive
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}k}}
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}ki}}
| rowspan="2" | {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}ka}}
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}kezz}}
| rowspan="2" | {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}kizz}}
|-
! ergative
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}t}}
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}kit}}
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}kezzd}}
|-
! possessive
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}p}}
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}kip}}
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}kap}}
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}kezzup}}
| {{l-self|und|{{{1}}}kizzup}}
{{inflection-table-bottom}}

Declension of *qoluk*
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masc./fem.	neuter
absolutive	qoluk	qoluki	qoluka	qolukezz	qolukizz
ergative	qolut	qolukit	qoluka	qolukezzd	qolukizz
possessive	qolup	qolukip	qolukap	qolukezzup	qolukizzup

Tall example

An example of an inflection table that contains many forms:

{{inflection-table-top|title=Declension of {{m|en||{{PAGENAME}}}}|palette=orange|tall=yes}}
! 
! singular
! plural
|-
! nominative
| {{l|en|{{PAGENAME}}}}
| {{l|en|{{PAGENAME}}s}}
|-

...

{{inflection-table-bottom}}

Declension of *inflection-table-top*
	singular	plural
nominative	carrot	carrots
possessive	carrot's	carrots'

Style guide

At the time of creation of this template, the majority of inflection table templates on Wiktionary used lowercase grammatical labels ("singular", "present", "nominative").

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