Berjocht oerlis:en-noun

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Quick guide

code	result
{{en-noun}} or {{en-noun|s}}	noun (plural nouns)
{{en-noun|es}}	church (plural churches)
{{en-noun|belfr|ies}}	belfry (plural belfries)
{{en-noun|-}}	awe (uncountable)
{{en-noun|s|-}}	beer (countable and uncountable; plural beers)
{{en-noun|pl=seraphs|pl2=seraphim}}	seraph (plural seraphs or seraphim)
{{en-noun|sg=[[hot]] [[dog]]}}	hot dog (plural hot dogs)
{{en-noun|sg=[[red]] [[bus]]|es}}	red bus (plural red buses)
{{en-noun|sg=[[dwop]] [[blopus]]|pl=dwop blopi}}	dwop blopus (plural dwop blopi)

Deprecated templates

This template replaces all previous English noun inflection templates:

• -noun-

Extended guide

Use this template to show the inflection line of an English noun.

This template shows the noun in bold (optionally linking its components) and its plural inflections, if any.

{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun|es}}
{{en-noun|...|ies}}
{{en-noun|pl= |pl2= |pl3= }}
{{en-noun|... }} <!-- for detailed notes -->
{{en-noun|sg= |pl=... }} <!-- for detailed notes -->

If the term has uncountable senses, the template can indicate whether the term is sometimes or never countable:

{{en-noun|-}}
{{en-noun|es|-}}
{{en-noun|... |-}}

View as table or inline

As described at WT:CUSTOM#Inflections (through inflection templates), each person can choose to see this template as a table or inline by configuring his or her stylesheet.

Consistent with the majority of entries, the default display style is inline. To show the table format, add the following to your stylesheet (e.g. to Special:Mypage/monobook.css):

.infl-inline {display:none}
.infl-table {display:inline}

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Parameters

If the noun forms its plural by adding -s, no parameters are necessary. E.g. on "word":

===Noun===

{{en-noun}}

The above code displays as follows:

Noun

word (plural words)

Singular word

Plural words

If the noun forms its plural by adding -es, specify that, e.g. on "march":

{{en-noun|es}}

march (plural marches)

Singular march

Plural marches

If the noun forms its plural by changing its ending (e.g., by dropping its -y to add -ies), use two parameters, e.g. on "ally" and "datum":

{{en-noun|all|ies}}

ally (plural allies)

{{en-noun|errat|a}}

erratum (plural errata)

If the noun has an irregular plural, specify it, e.g. on "mouse":

{{en-noun|mice}}

mouse (plural mice)

Singular mouse

Plural mice

If the noun is identical in the plural, but still countable, specify it, e.g. on "Abkhaz":

{{en-noun|Abkhaz}}

Abkhaz (plural Abkhaz)

Singular Abkhaz

Plural Abkhaz

If the noun is uncountable, use "-", e.g. on "awe":

{{en-noun|-}}

awe (uncountable)

Singular awe

Plural (uncountable)

Similarly, on "beer" and "geometry":

{{en-noun|s|-}}

beer (countable and uncountable; plural beers)

{{en-noun|geometr|ies|-}}

geometry (countable and uncountable; plural geometries)

If the noun has multiple plural forms, use the pl2 and optionally the pl3 parameters, e.g. on "octopus":

{{en-noun|es|pl2=octopi|pl3=octopodes}}

octopus (plural octopuses or octopi or octopodes)

Singular octopus

Plural octopuses or octopi or octopodes

To show a custom singular or plural note, use sg for the singular, e.g. on "fuzzy die":

{{en-noun|sg=[[fuzzy]] [[die]]|pl=''Depending on meaning, either'' '''fuzzy die''' ''or'' '''[[fuzzy dice]]'''}}

fuzzy die (plural Depending on meaning, either fuzzy die or fuzzy dice)

Singular fuzzy die

Plural Depending on meaning, either fuzzy die or fuzzy dice