diff --git a/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf b/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
index eb662765..ada9ec08 100644
--- a/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
+++ b/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ oper
     mkPN : N -> PN ;
     } ;
 
+  mkLN : Str -> LN = \s ->
+    lin LN {s = s ;
+            p =  {s=""; c=CPrep P_a; isDir=True} ;
+            art = NoArt ;
+            g = Masc ;
+            num = Sg} ;
 
 --2 Adjectives
 
diff --git a/src/italian/ParadigmsIta.gf b/src/italian/ParadigmsIta.gf
index 759f10ad..bfd39385 100644
--- a/src/italian/ParadigmsIta.gf
+++ b/src/italian/ParadigmsIta.gf
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ oper
     mkPN : N -> PN ;  -- get gender from noun
   } ;
 
+  mkLN : Str -> LN = \s ->
+    lin LN {s = s ;
+            p =  {s=""; c=CPrep P_a; isDir=True} ;
+            art = NoArt ;
+            g = Masc ;
+            num = Sg} ;
 
 
 --2 Adjectives
diff --git a/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf b/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
index e46ad496..f183220d 100644
--- a/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
+++ b/src/portuguese/ParadigmsPor.gf
@@ -206,6 +206,13 @@ oper
       = \n -> lin PN {s = n.s ! Sg ; g = n.g} ;
     } ;
 
+  mkLN : Str -> LN = \s ->
+    lin LN {s = s ;
+            p =  {s=""; c=CPrep P_a; isDir=True} ;
+            art = NoArt ;
+            g = Masc ;
+            num = Sg} ;
+
 --2 Adjectives
   compADeg : Adj -> A ; --%
   compADeg a = lin A