User:Dan Polansky/gloss

Documentation

Use this template for formatting of glosses in non-English entries, those that come behind translation.

An example of use in Swahili entry for jicho:

==Swahili==

===Noun===
{{sw-noun|ji|ma|cho}}

# [[eye]] {{gloss|organ of vision}}

Formatting: The template currently renders its parameter text in plain brackets, in roman. In future, it can be made customizable to render it in italic or whatever users prefer. A model for customization is {{sense}}.

Model templates: {{sense}}.

See also

• Wiktionary:Entry_layout_explained#Variations for languages other than English
• Beer parlour: "Formatting of glosses of non-English entries", 2008-11 -- a discussion in Beer parlour on formatting of non-English entries