Template:it-adj/documentation

Usage
Use this template to show the headword line of Italian adjectives, including all the inflections.

The template adds the entry to Category:Italian adjectives. As with other Wiktionary part of speech templates, please do not use .

Basic examples
Most of the time, no parameters are necessary. E.g. for, use:

which produces

The module knows how to generate the correct feminine and plural in most cases. E.g. for an adjective in -e such as, use:

which produces

Note how the module knows that the feminine of adjectives in -e is the same as the masculine, and both the masculine and feminine plural are in -i.

For nouns in -ista, e.g., use:

which produces

Here, the module knows that the masculine and feminine of adjectives in -ista (similarly, -ita and other nouns in -a) are the same, but the plurals differ.

For nouns in -tore, e.g., use:

which produces

Here, the module knows that the feminine of adjectives in -tore ends in -trice, with plurals in -tori and -trici respectively.

For nouns in -one, e.g., use:

which produces

Here, the module knows that the feminine of adjectives in -one ends in -ona, with plurals in -oni and -one respectively.

Overrides
Some adjectives in -tore and -one follow the pattern of adjectives in -e and have the feminine the same as the masculine. To indicate that, use #, where  means "same as the lemma", e.g. for :

which produces

Similarly for, use #:

which produces

Adjectives in -io have the default masculine plural in -i. This works for most adjectives, but some take the masculine plural in -ii, either by itself or along with -i. To override the masculine plural use mpl, mpl2, ... to specify one or more explicit masculine plurals. An example is, with masculine plural either aratorii or aratori. Use:

which produces

Adjectives in -cio and gio have default feminine plural in -ce and -ge. This works for almost all adjectives in -cio, but some in -gio have feminine plural in -gie, either by itself or along with -ge. To override the feminine plural use fpl, fpl2, ... to specify one or more explicit masculine plurals. An example is, with feminine plural either grigie or grige. Use:

which produces

Adjectives in -aco and -ico have default masculine plural in -aci and -ici respectively (but default feminine plural in -ache and -iche). Use an override if this is wrong, e.g. for, masculine plural antichi:

which produces

Contrarily, all other adjectives in -co have default masculine plural in -che. Use an override if this is wrong, e.g. for, masculine plural greci:

which produces

Invariable and feminine-only adjectives
Use 1 for invariable adjectives, e.g. :

which produces

Use 1 for feminine-only adjectives, e.g. :

which produces

Multiword expressions
Use sp to specify which word or words inflect in a multiword adjective:
 * Use first if only the first word inflects.
 * Use last if only the first word inflects.
 * Use first-last if the first and last word inflect.
 * Use each if all words inflect.
 * Use first-second if the first and second words inflect.
 * Use second if only the second word inflects.

Examples:

For, use first:

which produces

Same goes for :

which produces

For, use last:

which produces

Same goes for :

which produces

Note that here there are only two forms, singular and plural, as the adjective being inflected ends in -e, while the other multiword adjectives have four forms.

For, use first-last:

which produces

Comparatives and superlatives
Use comp to specify an explicit comparative, and sup to specify an explicit superlative. Use comp2, comp3, ... for additional comparatives, and sup2, sup3, ... for additional superlatives. For example, for, use:

which produces

Parameters

 * head, head2, head3, ...
 * Explicitly specified headword(s), for introducing links in multiword expressions. Note that by default each word of a multiword lemma is linked, so you only need to use this when the default links don't suffice (e.g. the multiword expression consists of non-lemma forms, which need to be linked to their lemmas).


 * f, f2, f3, ...
 * Explicit feminine singular(s). Normally, let the module autogenerate the feminine singular form. Use  to explicitly request the default, and   to set the feminine singular the same as the lemma (i.e. the masculine singular).


 * mpl, mpl2, mpl3, ...
 * Explicit masculine plural(s). Normally, let the module autogenerate the masculine plural form. Use  to explicitly request the default, and   to set the masculine plural the same as the lemma (i.e. the masculine singular); but if you are tempted to do this, you probably want 1 instead.


 * fpl, fpl2, fpl3, ...
 * Explicit feminine plural(s). Normally, let the module autogenerate the feminine plural form, which it does by pluralizing the feminine singular(s) (explicitly given or defaulted). Use  to explicitly request the default, and   to set the feminine plural the same as the lemma (i.e. the masculine singular); but if you are tempted to do this, you probably want 1 instead.


 * 1
 * Specify that the adjective is invariable.


 * 1
 * Specify that the adjective is feminine-only.


 * sp
 * Specify the part(s) of a multiword adjective that inflect. Those parts will be inflected according to the default rules. See examples above.


 * comp, comp2, comp3, ...
 * Comparative form(s).


 * sup, sup2, sup3, ...
 * Superlative form(s).