List of symbols

Eventually this will be a glossary of symbol names in alphabetical order with notes. Some of these names are specific to particular packages or language pairs, as not all languages have the same grammatical features (most don't have spatial distinction in articles for example).

Categories

Symbol	Gloss	Notes
n	Noun	see 'np' for proper noun
vblex	Standard verb	see also: vbser, vbhaver, vbmod, vaux
vbmod	Modal verb
vbser	Verb "to be"	from ser (to be)
vbhaver	Verb "to have"	from haver (to have)
vaux	Auxilliary verb
adj	Adjective
adv	Adverb
preadv	Pre-adverb
det	Determiner
prn	Pronoun
pr	Preposition
num	Numeral
np	Proper noun	From nom propi
ij	Interjection
cnjcoo	Co-ordinating conjunction
cnjsub	Sub-ordinating conjunction
cnjadv	Conjunctive adverb

Sub-categories

Gender

Symbol	Gloss	Notes
f	Feminine
m	Masculine
nt	Neuter
ut	Common	From utrum, found in Scandinavian languages.
mf	Masculine , feminine	This is used where the gender can be either masculine or feminine
un	Common, neuter	As above, only common or neuter
GD	Gender to be determined

Number

Symbol	Gloss	Notes
sg	Singular
pl	Plural
du	Dual
sp	Singular , plural
ND	Number to be determined

Case

Symbol	Gloss	Notes
nom	Nominative
acc	Accusative
dat	Dative
gen	Genitive
voc	Vocative
ins	Instrumental
loc	Locative
abl	Ablative
cpr	Prepositional

Tense

Symbol	Gloss	Notes
pres	Present
past	Past
imp	Imperative
inf	Infinitive
pp	Past participle
ger	Gerund
pri	Present indicative	see also: pres
pii	Imperfect	from Pretério imperfecto de indicativo
fti	Future indicative
cni	Conditional
prs	Present subjunctive
pis	Imperfect subjunctive
ifi		from Pretério perfecto o indefinido

Proper nouns

Symbol	Gloss	Notes
ant	Anthroponym
top	Toponym	In some language pairs without the locative case this may be loc. Although this should be changed.
hyd	Hydronym
cog	Cognomen	In normal use, surnames
al	Altres	Other, misc.

Person

Symbol	Gloss	Notes
p1	First person
p2	Second person
p3	Third person

Adjectives

Symbol	Gloss	Notes
sint	Synthetic
pve	Positive
comp	Comparative
sup	Superlative
attr	Attributive
pred	Predicative

    <sdef n="aff"     c="Affirmative"/>
    <sdef n="int"     c="Interrogative"/>
    <sdef n="neg"     c="Negative"/>


    <sdef n="impers"  c="Impersonal"/>
 
    <sdef n="tn"      c="Tonico"/>


    <sdef n="detnt"   c="Neuter determiner"/>
    <sdef n="predet"  c="Pre determiner"/>
    <sdef n="atn"/>
    <sdef n="qnt"     c="Quantifier"/>
    <sdef n="ord"     c="Ordinal"/>
    <sdef n="obj"     c="Object"/>
    <sdef n="subj"    c="Subject"/>
    <sdef n="pro"     c="Proclitic"/>
    <sdef n="enc"     c="Enclitic"/>

    <sdef n="acr"     c="Acronym"/>

    <sdef n="rel"     c="Relative"/>
    <sdef n="nn"      c=""/>
    <sdef n="an"      c=""/>
    <sdef n="aa"      c=""/>
    <sdef n="ind"     c="Indefinite"/>    
    <sdef n="itg"     c="Interrogative"/>
    <sdef n="dem"     c="Demonstrative"/>
    <sdef n="def"     c="Definite"/>
    <sdef n="pos"     c="Possessive"/>
    <sdef n="ref"     c="Reflexive"/>



    <sdef n="ind"     c="Indefinite"/>    
    <sdef n="def"     c="Definite"/>
    <sdef n="prx"     c="Proximate"/>
    <sdef n="dst"     c="Distal"/>