Template:en-proper noun/documentation
This is the standard inflection template for English proper nouns.
This template contains the necessary meta-data to allow users who are using accelerated editing to create any grammatical forms semi-automatically.
Quick guide
editIf the term has countable senses, the template can indicate whether the term is sometimes or always countable:
{{en-proper noun|s}} {{en-proper noun|s|-}} {{en-proper noun|~|es}} {{en-proper noun|~|...}}
If the term is plural-only (plurale tantum): indicate as follows:
{{en-proper noun|p}}
Pluralization
editIf the proper noun is uncountable, no parameters are necessary.
If the proper noun is countable and forms its plural by adding -s or -es), specify that suffix; e.g., on "Alex":
{{en-proper noun|es}}
- Alex (plural Alexes)
Singular |
Plural |
If the noun has an irregular plural, specify it; e.g., on "Superman":
{{en-proper noun|Supermen}}
- Superman (plural Supermen)
Singular |
Plural |
If the proper noun is both countable and uncountable, depending on use, use "~" followed by the plural parameter; e.g., on "America":
{{en-proper noun|~|s}}
- America (countable and uncountable; plural Americas)
Singular |
Plural |
If the proper noun is has multiple plural forms, use additional positional parameters; e.g., on "Cathy":
Singular |
Extended guide
editThis template works exactly like {{en-noun}}
except for defaulting to having no plural (i.e. uncountable) and adding the term to Category:English proper nouns instead of Category:English nouns. All of the options documented for {{en-noun}}
also apply to {{en-proper noun}}
. See {{en-noun}}
for more information.