Template:suffix

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This template is used in the etymology section. Use

{{suffix|root|suffix}}

where root is the root of the term and suffix is the suffix, excluding hyphen. For instance, a simple etymology of doing could be created with:

{{suffix|do|ing}}

which evaluates to:

do +‎ -ing

Parameters

Suffix Section

For suffixes with multiple definitions an optional parameter Suffix Section (ss) can be applied so that the correct one is linked to

{{suffix|hast|en|ss=3}}

which results in:

hast +‎ -en

Non-English languages

Language

Provide a language (lang) parameter, this should be a language code, to indicate the language used:

{{suffix|manufacture|er|lang=fr}}

gives the output:

manufacture +‎ -er

Note that you can only use either ss or lang as they are mutually exclusive.

Gloss

You can also provide a gloss (gloss1, gloss2) for the two parts:

{{suffix|Einheit|lich|lang=de|gloss1=unity|gloss2=-ly}}

gives the output:

Einheit (“unity”) +‎ -lich (“-ly”)

You can also use translation parameters t1, t2 to mean the same thing as gloss1, gloss2 respectively. E.g.

{{suffix|drie|voudig|lang=nl|t1=three|t2=fold}}

yields:

drie (“three”) +‎ -voudig (“fold”)

Transliteration and script

For non-Latin scripts, you can use a transliteration (tr) parameter and you’ll probably want the script (sc) parameter as well:

{{suffix|учить|тель|lang=ru|tr1=učitj|tr2=tel'|gloss1=teach|gloss2=er|sc=Cyrl}}

gives the output:

учить (učitj, “teach”) +‎ -тель (-tel', “-er”)

Alternative display

Finally, you can specify an alternative display (alt1, alt2) forms different from the lemma forms, by using the alt1 and alt2 parameters:

{{suffix|mennä|minen|lang=fi|gloss1=to go|gloss2=fourth infinitive|alt1=mene}}

gives the output:

mene (“to go”) +‎ -minen (“fourth infinitive”)

Note that you can only use either ss or alt2 as they are mutually exclusive.

See also

• {{prefix}}
• {{compound}}
• {{confix}}