Template:confix/documentation

For use in the Etymology sections of words which consist of only a prefix and a suffix, or which were formed by simultaneous application of a prefix and a suffix to another element.

This template essentially combines the functions of {{prefix}} and {{suffix}}, using the “con-” prefix to show both characteristics are combined. The first element is treated as a prefix, whereas the last element is treated as a suffix; an entry in which this template is transcluded will be added automatically to those affixes’ derivation categories.

Examples

For example, the derivations of neurogenic and bedewed can be written:

1. {{confix|en|neuro|genic}}
2. {{confix|en|be|dew|ed}}

Which generates:

1. neuro- +‎ -genic
2. be- +‎ dew +‎ -ed

Note this is not the same as

{{confix|en|neuro|gen|ic}}

Which generates:

neuro- +‎ gen +‎ -ic since gen does not have a meaning tied to gene but rather links to generation

In contrast, {{compound}} adds the entry in which it is used to categories of the form "[Language name] compounds". It is intended for true compounds where neither the first nor the second term are affixes.

Optional arguments

|t1=, |t2=, |t3=

Glosses (the 't' stands for "translation")

|tr1=, |tr2=, |tr3=

Transliteration of word 1, word 2, word 3 respectively (for non-Latin scripts)

|sc=

Script code. See Wiktionary:Scripts.

|alt1=, |alt2=, |alt3=

Alternate (display) text.

|nocat=1

Suppresses categorization

See also

• {{blend}}
• {{prefix}}
• {{suffix}}
• {{compound}}
• {{affix}}

Template Data

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TemplateData for confix

For use in the Etymology sections of words which consist of only a prefix and a suffix, or which were formed by simultaneous application of a prefix and a suffix to some other element(s).

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
language code	1 lang	the 2- or 3-letter language code for the current section Example en	String	required
prefix	2	the prefix of the word Example neuro	Page name	required
suffix	3	the suffix of the word Example genic	Page name	required
script code	sc	no description	String	optional
prefixal part of speech	pos1	no description	String	optional
suffixal part of speech	pos2	no description	String	optional
prefix alternate text	alt1	Text to show instead of the prefix for the link to its entry	String	optional
suffix alternate text	alt2	Text to show instead of the suffix for the link to its entry	String	optional
prefix gloss	t1	brief gloss of the prefix	String	optional
suffix gloss	t2	brief gloss of the suffix	String	optional
prefix transliteration	tr1	Transliteration of the prefix (for non-Latin scripts)	String	optional
suffix transliteration	tr2	Transliteration of the suffix (for non-Latin scripts)	String	optional