Template:surface analysis
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{{surface etymology}} or {{surface analysis}} (as the name suggests) is for showing the surface etymology of a term with prior wording. It can also be used for showing surface-analysed compounds (where no component is an affix), as an alternative to {{compound}} or {{affix}}. Categories are also added.
Parameters
|nocap=1— to uncapitalise the first letter.- All parameters in
{{affix}}except|langN=. - One may call another type of word-formation using
+and the name of the appropriate template, as listed here (shortcuts also work).
Examples
{{surf|en|ignore|-ance}}⇒
By surface analysis, ignore + -ance{{surf|pi|ñāti<t:relative>|ghara<t:house>|type=tp}}⇒
By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of ñāti (“relative”) + ghara (“house”){{surf|und|prefix<alt:prefix->|base|suffix<alt:-suffix>|nocap=1}}⇒
by surface analysis, prefix- + base + -suffix{{surf|+univ|pl|a|by}}⇒
By surface analysis, univerbation of a + by.{{surf|en|Bohemia|-ist|-ics|alt1=Bohem(ia)}}⇒
By surface analysis, Bohem(ia) + -ist + -ics