Template:fr-proper noun/documentation

This template is used for the headword line of French proper nouns. It uses Module:fr-headword as a back-end.

It should be used just under the 'Proper noun' header for French words. For example, on Algérie:

Parameters

 * head
 * The head word, if different from the page name, or to link to individual words.


 * 1
 * The gender, which should be one of,  ,   or  . It also accepts   as a shortcut for.


 * g2
 * The second gender, if any.


 * 2, 3, 4 etc.
 * The plural forms, if the noun is not already plural (as indicated in the gender). The shortcut  can be used if the plural is the same as the singular, and the shortcuts   or   can be used if the plural is formed by adding s or x. If no plural forms are given, the proper noun is assumed to have no plural. The first plural can also have some special values:
 * : if the noun is uncountable. The second and higher plural parameters can still be given, and indicate that the noun is usually uncountable, but can sometimes be pluralized.
 * : if the noun can be either countable or uncountable, depending on meaning. The countable plural(s) should be specified using the second and higher plural parameters; if not given, the default is as below.
 * : if the plural is not attested.
 * : if you don't know the plural or are not sure if it even has a plural.


 * f, f2 etc.
 * Feminine equivalent noun(s), if any.


 * m, m2 etc.
 * Masculine equivalent noun(s), if any.


 * 1
 * Term is a suffix rather than a base form (this categorizes into Category:French suffixes and Category:French proper noun-forming suffixes rather than Category:French proper nouns).

Default plurals
The default rule for forming plurals (used only when  is specified as the plural) is as follows:
 * If the noun ends in -s, -x or -z, the plural is the same as the singular.
 * If the noun ends in -au or -eu, the plural is formed by adding x.
 * If the noun ends in -al, the plural is formed by changing -al to -aux.
 * Otherwise, the plural is formed by adding -s.