Template:surface analysis/documentation

Template:surface etymology or Template: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). 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.

Examples

• {{surf|en|ignore|-ance}} ⇒
  By surface analysis, ignore +‎ -ance
• {{surf|pi|ñāti|ghara|type=tp}} ⇒
  By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of ñāti +‎ ghara
• {{surf|und|prefix-|base|-suffix|nocap=1}} ⇒
  by surface analysis, prefix- +‎ base +‎ -suffix
• {{surf|+univ|pl|a|by}} ⇒
  By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ by.