Template:Borrowed/documentation

This template is used to format the etymology of borrowings and loanwords. Please only use it under the header 'Etymology'.

When to use
This template is intended specifically for loanwords that were borrowed during the time the borrowing language was spoken (periods as defined by scholarly consensus and/or Wiktionary's own definitions). It should not be used for terms that were borrowed at an earlier stage, which should use.

For example, if English has a word that was borrowed from Anglo-Norman French in the 12th century, then the Modern English entry would not use, because the word was not borrowed in modern English times: English as defined on Wiktionary begins at the year 1500, so the 12th century does not fall under the modern English period, it falls under Middle English. But the Middle English entry for that word would use the template.

Parameters

 * 1
 * The language code (see Languages) of the language which borrowed the term, which should be the language of the section that the template is placed in.


 * 2
 * The language code of the source language from which the term was borrowed.


 * 3
 * The term in the source language that this term was borrowed from. If empty, generates a term request ([Term?]) and places the entry in a term request category, except in some cases like derivations from families or substrates. To override this and disable the term request, use "-".


 * 4 or alt
 * An alternative display form to show for the term, see and.


 * 5 or t or gloss
 * A gloss/translation for the term, see and.


 * tr
 * A transliteration for the term, see and.


 * pos
 * A part of speech indication for the term, see and.


 * g, g2, g3 and so on
 * Gender and number, as in and ; see Module:gender and number for details.


 * lit
 * A literal translation for the term, see and.


 * id
 * A sense id for the term, see and.


 * sc
 * Script code to use, see and.


 * sort
 * Sort key. Not normally needed.

Examples
 Borrowed from. 
 * English

Displays

Borrowed from.

 Borrowed from. 
 * French

Displays

Borrowed from.