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 |
wikipedia
|
adj |
Adjective |
|
adv |
Adverb |
|
preadv |
Pre-adverb |
|
det |
Determiner |
wikipedia
|
prn |
Pronoun |
wikipedia
|
pr |
Preposition |
wikipedia
|
num |
Numeral |
|
np |
Proper noun |
From nom propi wikipedia
|
ij |
Interjection |
wikipedia
|
cnjcoo |
Co-ordinating conjunction |
wikipedia
|
cnjsub |
Sub-ordinating conjunction |
|
cnjadv |
Conjunctive adverb |
wikipedia
|
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 |
wikipedia
|
loc |
Locative |
wikipedia
|
abl |
Ablative |
wikipedia
|
cpr |
Prepositional |
wikipedia
|
Tense and mood
| Symbol |
Gloss |
Notes
|
pres |
Present |
|
past |
Past |
|
imp |
Imperative |
|
inf |
Infinitive |
|
pp |
Past participle |
wikipedia
|
pp2 |
Past participle (???) |
|
pp3 |
Past participle (???) |
|
ger |
Gerund |
wikipedia
|
pri |
Present indicative |
see also: pres. wikipedia
|
pii |
Imperfect |
from Pretério imperfecto de indicativo
|
fti |
Future indicative |
|
fts |
Conditional ??? |
|
cni |
Conditional |
|
prs |
Present subjunctive |
wikipedia
|
pis |
Imperfect subjunctive |
|
ifi |
|
from Pretério perfecto o indefinido
|
aff |
Affirmative |
|
itg |
Interrogative |
|
neg |
Negative |
|
Proper nouns
| Symbol |
Gloss |
Notes
|
ant |
Anthroponym |
wikipedia
|
top |
Toponym |
In some language pairs without the locative case this may be loc. Although this should be changed. wikipedia
|
hyd |
Hydronym |
wikipedia
|
cog |
Cognomen |
In normal use, surnames
|
org |
Organisation |
|
al |
Altres |
Other, misc.
|
Person
| Symbol |
Gloss |
Notes
|
p1 |
First person |
|
p2 |
Second person |
|
p3 |
Third person |
|
Adjectives
| Symbol |
Gloss |
Notes
|
sint |
Synthetic |
"nice, nicer, nicest" is synthetic. "handsome, more handsome, the most handsome" is not. wikipedia
|
pve |
Positive |
|
comp |
Comparative |
wikipedia
|
sup |
Superlative |
wikipedia
|
attr |
Attributive |
wikipedia
|
pred |
Predicative |
wikipedia
|
<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"/>
XML tags
| XML tag |
Means |
Appears in XML tags / notes / examples
|
<dictionary> |
Mono- or bilingual dictionary |
In files apertium-eo-en.en.dix, apertium-eo-en.eo-en.dix, apertium-eo-en.post-en.dix, apertium-eo-en.post-eo.dix
|
<alphabet> |
Set of characters in the language |
In <dictionary>
|
<sdefs> |
Symbol definitions |
In <dictionary>
|
<sdef> |
Symbol definition |
In <sdefs>. Ex: <sdef n="noun"/>
|
<section> |
A section of the dictionary |
In <dictionary>. Ex: <section id="main" type="standard">
|
<e> |
A dictionary entry (a word) |
In <section>.
|
<p> |
A pair |
In <e>.
|
<l> |
Left side (surface form) |
In <p>. Ex.: <l>beer</l>
|
<r> |
Right side (lexical unit) |
In <p>. Ex.: <r>beer<s n="noun"/><s n="singular"/></r>
|
<s> |
A lexical symbol (noun, adj..) |
In <r>. Ex.: |
<pardefs> |
Paradigm definition (???) |
In <dictionary>. Ex.: ??? TODO
|
TODO: Probably there are more. --Jacob Nordfalk 14:47, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
