Template:yi-noun/documentation

This template is for headword lines for Yiddish nouns.

This template contains the necessary meta-data to allow users who are using accelerated editing to create any grammatical forms semi-automatically.

Parameters

It takes two named parameters that call attention categories if left unspecified. These are

• |g= for gender, accepted values are:
  • m for masculine
  • f for feminine
  • n for neuter
  • mf for masculine and feminine
  • mn, fn, mfn for masculine and neuter, feminine and neuter, and all three, respectively
  • p for plural
  • mp for masculine plural
  • fp, np, mfp, mnp, fnp, mfnp
• |tr= (for the Roman-alphabet transliteration of the word)

The final parameters are not mandatory, and show the plural and diminutive forms of the given word and their transliterations. These are:

• |pl= for the plural
• |pltr= transliteration of the plural
  • |pl2= for the second plural where it exists
  • |pl2tr= transliteration of the second plural

• |f= for the feminine
• |ftr= transliteration of the feminine
• |fpl= for the feminine plural
• |fpltr= transliteration of the feminine plural
  • |f2= for the alternative feminine
  • |f2tr= transliteration of the alternative feminine
  • |f2pl= for the alternative feminine plural
  • |f2pltr= transliteration of the alternative feminine plural

• |dim= for the diminutive
• |dimtr= transliteration of the diminutive
  • |dim2= for the second diminutive where it exists
  • |dim2tr= transliteration of the second diminutive

|pl=n, |pl=s or |pl=er will supply regularly formed plurals ending in ־ן or ־ס or ־ער respectively (only for examples wholly without umlaut).

|dim=l or |dim=kl will supply regularly formed diminutives ending in ־ל or ־קל respectively (only for examples wholly without umlaut).