User talk:StrangerCoug

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Enjoy your stay at Wiktionary! Apisite (talk) 01:23, 11 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Non-lemma etymologies[edit]

Hello, thank you for your help adding Spanish pronunciations, but please don't add etymologies to non-lemma entries (per WT:ETY). The template {{nonlemma}} is usually reserved for entries with multiple etymologies to distinguish lemmas from non-lemma forms, for example at profano. Ultimateria (talk) 02:15, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for clarifying the proper use of {{nonlemma}}. I went back, and they should be cleaned up now. I left them for the three words for which I requested an etymology for the noun lemma (canta, cantada, and cante)—two of them lend themselves to educated guesses, but they need the attention of someone more knowledgeable about Spanish etymology than me to confirm. StrangerCoug (talk) 15:38, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate you cleaning those up. I've added etymologies to those sections. Let me know if you have any questions about editing Spanish entries. Ultimateria (talk) 04:24, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Translations[edit]

Hi, I just wanted to point out that we don't include inflected forms in translation tables, with few exceptions. Ultimateria (talk) 23:34, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. StrangerCoug (talk) 23:36, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]