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EnglishInflector
in package

Application

implements InflectorInterface

FinalYes

Interfaces

InflectorInterface

Constants

PLURAL_MAP = [ // First entry: plural suffix, reversed // Second entry: length of plural suffix // Third entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a vowel // Fourth entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a consonant // Fifth entry: singular suffix, normal // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon) ['a', 1, true, true, ['on', 'um']], // nebulae (nebula) ['ea', 2, true, true, 'a'], // services (service) ['secivres', 8, true, true, 'service'], // mice (mouse), lice (louse) ['eci', 3, false, true, 'ouse'], // geese (goose) ['esee', 4, false, true, 'oose'], // fungi (fungus), alumni (alumnus), syllabi (syllabus), radii (radius) ['i', 1, true, true, 'us'], // men (man), women (woman) ['nem', 3, true, true, 'man'], // children (child) ['nerdlihc', 8, true, true, 'child'], // oxen (ox) ['nexo', 4, false, false, 'ox'], // indices (index), appendices (appendix), prices (price) ['seci', 4, false, true, ['ex', 'ix', 'ice']], // codes (code) ['sedoc', 5, false, true, 'code'], // selfies (selfie) ['seifles', 7, true, true, 'selfie'], // zombies (zombie) ['seibmoz', 7, true, true, 'zombie'], // movies (movie) ['seivom', 6, true, true, 'movie'], // names (name) ['seman', 5, true, false, 'name'], // conspectuses (conspectus), prospectuses (prospectus) ['sesutcep', 8, true, true, 'pectus'], // feet (foot) ['teef', 4, true, true, 'foot'], // geese (goose) ['eseeg', 5, true, true, 'goose'], // teeth (tooth) ['hteet', 5, true, true, 'tooth'], // news (news) ['swen', 4, true, true, 'news'], // series (series) ['seires', 6, true, true, 'series'], // babies (baby) ['sei', 3, false, true, 'y'], // accesses (access), addresses (address), kisses (kiss) ['sess', 4, true, false, 'ss'], // statuses (status) ['sesutats', 8, true, true, 'status'], // analyses (analysis), ellipses (ellipsis), fungi (fungus), // neuroses (neurosis), theses (thesis), emphases (emphasis), // oases (oasis), crises (crisis), houses (house), bases (base), // atlases (atlas) ['ses', 3, true, true, ['s', 'se', 'sis']], // objectives (objective), alternative (alternatives) ['sevit', 5, true, true, 'tive'], // drives (drive) ['sevird', 6, false, true, 'drive'], // lives (life), wives (wife) ['sevi', 4, false, true, 'ife'], // moves (move) ['sevom', 5, true, true, 'move'], // hooves (hoof), dwarves (dwarf), elves (elf), leaves (leaf), caves (cave), staves (staff) ['sev', 3, true, true, ['f', 've', 'ff']], // axes (axis), axes (ax), axes (axe) ['sexa', 4, false, false, ['ax', 'axe', 'axis']], // indexes (index), matrixes (matrix) ['sex', 3, true, false, 'x'], // quizzes (quiz) ['sezz', 4, true, false, 'z'], // bureaus (bureau) ['suae', 4, false, true, 'eau'], // fees (fee), trees (tree), employees (employee) ['see', 3, true, true, 'ee'], // edges (edge) ['segd', 4, true, true, 'dge'], // roses (rose), garages (garage), cassettes (cassette), // waltzes (waltz), heroes (hero), bushes (bush), arches (arch), // shoes (shoe) ['se', 2, true, true, ['', 'e']], // status (status) ['sutats', 6, true, true, 'status'], // tags (tag) ['s', 1, true, true, ''], // chateaux (chateau) ['xuae', 4, false, true, 'eau'], // people (person) ['elpoep', 6, true, true, 'person'], ]: Map English plural to singular suffixes.
SINGULAR_MAP = [ // First entry: singular suffix, reversed // Second entry: length of singular suffix // Third entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a vowel // Fourth entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a consonant // Fifth entry: plural suffix, normal // axes (axis) ['sixa', 4, false, false, 'axes'], // criterion (criteria) ['airetirc', 8, false, false, 'criterion'], // nebulae (nebula) ['aluben', 6, false, false, 'nebulae'], // children (child) ['dlihc', 5, true, true, 'children'], // prices (price) ['eci', 3, false, true, 'ices'], // services (service) ['ecivres', 7, true, true, 'services'], // lives (life), wives (wife) ['efi', 3, false, true, 'ives'], // selfies (selfie) ['eifles', 6, true, true, 'selfies'], // movies (movie) ['eivom', 5, true, true, 'movies'], // lice (louse) ['esuol', 5, false, true, 'lice'], // mice (mouse) ['esuom', 5, false, true, 'mice'], // geese (goose) ['esoo', 4, false, true, 'eese'], // houses (house), bases (base) ['es', 2, true, true, 'ses'], // geese (goose) ['esoog', 5, true, true, 'geese'], // caves (cave) ['ev', 2, true, true, 'ves'], // drives (drive) ['evird', 5, false, true, 'drives'], // objectives (objective), alternative (alternatives) ['evit', 4, true, true, 'tives'], // moves (move) ['evom', 4, true, true, 'moves'], // staves (staff) ['ffats', 5, true, true, 'staves'], // hooves (hoof), dwarves (dwarf), elves (elf), leaves (leaf) ['ff', 2, true, true, 'ffs'], // hooves (hoof), dwarves (dwarf), elves (elf), leaves (leaf) ['f', 1, true, true, ['fs', 'ves']], // arches (arch) ['hc', 2, true, true, 'ches'], // bushes (bush) ['hs', 2, true, true, 'shes'], // teeth (tooth) ['htoot', 5, true, true, 'teeth'], // albums (album) ['mubla', 5, true, true, 'albums'], // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon) ['mu', 2, true, true, 'a'], // men (man), women (woman) ['nam', 3, true, true, 'men'], // people (person) ['nosrep', 6, true, true, ['persons', 'people']], // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon) ['noi', 3, true, true, 'ions'], // coupon (coupons) ['nop', 3, true, true, 'pons'], // seasons (season), treasons (treason), poisons (poison), lessons (lesson) ['nos', 3, true, true, 'sons'], // icons (icon) ['noc', 3, true, true, 'cons'], // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon) ['no', 2, true, true, 'a'], // echoes (echo) ['ohce', 4, true, true, 'echoes'], // heroes (hero) ['oreh', 4, true, true, 'heroes'], // atlases (atlas) ['salta', 5, true, true, 'atlases'], // irises (iris) ['siri', 4, true, true, 'irises'], // analyses (analysis), ellipses (ellipsis), neuroses (neurosis) // theses (thesis), emphases (emphasis), oases (oasis), // crises (crisis) ['sis', 3, true, true, 'ses'], // accesses (access), addresses (address), kisses (kiss) ['ss', 2, true, false, 'sses'], // syllabi (syllabus) ['suballys', 8, true, true, 'syllabi'], // buses (bus) ['sub', 3, true, true, 'buses'], // circuses (circus) ['suc', 3, true, true, 'cuses'], // hippocampi (hippocampus) ['supmacoppih', 11, false, false, 'hippocampi'], // campuses (campus) ['sup', 3, true, true, 'puses'], // status (status) ['sutats', 6, true, true, ['status', 'statuses']], // conspectuses (conspectus), prospectuses (prospectus) ['sutcep', 6, true, true, 'pectuses'], // fungi (fungus), alumni (alumnus), syllabi (syllabus), radii (radius) ['su', 2, true, true, 'i'], // news (news) ['swen', 4, true, true, 'news'], // feet (foot) ['toof', 4, true, true, 'feet'], // chateaux (chateau), bureaus (bureau) ['uae', 3, false, true, ['eaus', 'eaux']], // oxen (ox) ['xo', 2, false, false, 'oxen'], // hoaxes (hoax) ['xaoh', 4, true, false, 'hoaxes'], // indices (index) ['xedni', 5, false, true, ['indicies', 'indexes']], // boxes (box) ['xo', 2, false, true, 'oxes'], // indexes (index), matrixes (matrix) ['x', 1, true, false, ['cies', 'xes']], // appendices (appendix) ['xi', 2, false, true, 'ices'], // babies (baby) ['y', 1, false, true, 'ies'], // quizzes (quiz) ['ziuq', 4, true, false, 'quizzes'], // waltzes (waltz) ['z', 1, true, true, 'zes'], ]: Map English singular to plural suffixes.
UNINFLECTED = [ '', // data 'atad', // deer 'reed', // equipment 'tnempiuqe', // feedback 'kcabdeef', // fish 'hsif', // health 'htlaeh', // history 'yrotsih', // info 'ofni', // information 'noitamrofni', // money 'yenom', // moose 'esoom', // series 'seires', // sheep 'peehs', // species 'seiceps', // traffic 'ciffart', // aircraft 'tfarcria', ]: A list of words which should not be inflected, reversed.

Methods

pluralize() : array<string|int, string>: Returns the plural forms of a string.
singularize() : array<string|int, string>: Returns the singular forms of a string.

PLURAL_MAP

Map English plural to singular suffixes.


    private
        mixed
    PLURAL_MAP
    = [
    // First entry: plural suffix, reversed
    // Second entry: length of plural suffix
    // Third entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a vowel
    // Fourth entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a consonant
    // Fifth entry: singular suffix, normal
    // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon)
    ['a', 1, true, true, ['on', 'um']],
    // nebulae (nebula)
    ['ea', 2, true, true, 'a'],
    // services (service)
    ['secivres', 8, true, true, 'service'],
    // mice (mouse), lice (louse)
    ['eci', 3, false, true, 'ouse'],
    // geese (goose)
    ['esee', 4, false, true, 'oose'],
    // fungi (fungus), alumni (alumnus), syllabi (syllabus), radii (radius)
    ['i', 1, true, true, 'us'],
    // men (man), women (woman)
    ['nem', 3, true, true, 'man'],
    // children (child)
    ['nerdlihc', 8, true, true, 'child'],
    // oxen (ox)
    ['nexo', 4, false, false, 'ox'],
    // indices (index), appendices (appendix), prices (price)
    ['seci', 4, false, true, ['ex', 'ix', 'ice']],
    // codes (code)
    ['sedoc', 5, false, true, 'code'],
    // selfies (selfie)
    ['seifles', 7, true, true, 'selfie'],
    // zombies (zombie)
    ['seibmoz', 7, true, true, 'zombie'],
    // movies (movie)
    ['seivom', 6, true, true, 'movie'],
    // names (name)
    ['seman', 5, true, false, 'name'],
    // conspectuses (conspectus), prospectuses (prospectus)
    ['sesutcep', 8, true, true, 'pectus'],
    // feet (foot)
    ['teef', 4, true, true, 'foot'],
    // geese (goose)
    ['eseeg', 5, true, true, 'goose'],
    // teeth (tooth)
    ['hteet', 5, true, true, 'tooth'],
    // news (news)
    ['swen', 4, true, true, 'news'],
    // series (series)
    ['seires', 6, true, true, 'series'],
    // babies (baby)
    ['sei', 3, false, true, 'y'],
    // accesses (access), addresses (address), kisses (kiss)
    ['sess', 4, true, false, 'ss'],
    // statuses (status)
    ['sesutats', 8, true, true, 'status'],
    // analyses (analysis), ellipses (ellipsis), fungi (fungus),
    // neuroses (neurosis), theses (thesis), emphases (emphasis),
    // oases (oasis), crises (crisis), houses (house), bases (base),
    // atlases (atlas)
    ['ses', 3, true, true, ['s', 'se', 'sis']],
    // objectives (objective), alternative (alternatives)
    ['sevit', 5, true, true, 'tive'],
    // drives (drive)
    ['sevird', 6, false, true, 'drive'],
    // lives (life), wives (wife)
    ['sevi', 4, false, true, 'ife'],
    // moves (move)
    ['sevom', 5, true, true, 'move'],
    // hooves (hoof), dwarves (dwarf), elves (elf), leaves (leaf), caves (cave), staves (staff)
    ['sev', 3, true, true, ['f', 've', 'ff']],
    // axes (axis), axes (ax), axes (axe)
    ['sexa', 4, false, false, ['ax', 'axe', 'axis']],
    // indexes (index), matrixes (matrix)
    ['sex', 3, true, false, 'x'],
    // quizzes (quiz)
    ['sezz', 4, true, false, 'z'],
    // bureaus (bureau)
    ['suae', 4, false, true, 'eau'],
    // fees (fee), trees (tree), employees (employee)
    ['see', 3, true, true, 'ee'],
    // edges (edge)
    ['segd', 4, true, true, 'dge'],
    // roses (rose), garages (garage), cassettes (cassette),
    // waltzes (waltz), heroes (hero), bushes (bush), arches (arch),
    // shoes (shoe)
    ['se', 2, true, true, ['', 'e']],
    // status (status)
    ['sutats', 6, true, true, 'status'],
    // tags (tag)
    ['s', 1, true, true, ''],
    // chateaux (chateau)
    ['xuae', 4, false, true, 'eau'],
    // people (person)
    ['elpoep', 6, true, true, 'person'],
]

SINGULAR_MAP

Map English singular to plural suffixes.


    private
        mixed
    SINGULAR_MAP
    = [
    // First entry: singular suffix, reversed
    // Second entry: length of singular suffix
    // Third entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a vowel
    // Fourth entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a consonant
    // Fifth entry: plural suffix, normal
    // axes (axis)
    ['sixa', 4, false, false, 'axes'],
    // criterion (criteria)
    ['airetirc', 8, false, false, 'criterion'],
    // nebulae (nebula)
    ['aluben', 6, false, false, 'nebulae'],
    // children (child)
    ['dlihc', 5, true, true, 'children'],
    // prices (price)
    ['eci', 3, false, true, 'ices'],
    // services (service)
    ['ecivres', 7, true, true, 'services'],
    // lives (life), wives (wife)
    ['efi', 3, false, true, 'ives'],
    // selfies (selfie)
    ['eifles', 6, true, true, 'selfies'],
    // movies (movie)
    ['eivom', 5, true, true, 'movies'],
    // lice (louse)
    ['esuol', 5, false, true, 'lice'],
    // mice (mouse)
    ['esuom', 5, false, true, 'mice'],
    // geese (goose)
    ['esoo', 4, false, true, 'eese'],
    // houses (house), bases (base)
    ['es', 2, true, true, 'ses'],
    // geese (goose)
    ['esoog', 5, true, true, 'geese'],
    // caves (cave)
    ['ev', 2, true, true, 'ves'],
    // drives (drive)
    ['evird', 5, false, true, 'drives'],
    // objectives (objective), alternative (alternatives)
    ['evit', 4, true, true, 'tives'],
    // moves (move)
    ['evom', 4, true, true, 'moves'],
    // staves (staff)
    ['ffats', 5, true, true, 'staves'],
    // hooves (hoof), dwarves (dwarf), elves (elf), leaves (leaf)
    ['ff', 2, true, true, 'ffs'],
    // hooves (hoof), dwarves (dwarf), elves (elf), leaves (leaf)
    ['f', 1, true, true, ['fs', 'ves']],
    // arches (arch)
    ['hc', 2, true, true, 'ches'],
    // bushes (bush)
    ['hs', 2, true, true, 'shes'],
    // teeth (tooth)
    ['htoot', 5, true, true, 'teeth'],
    // albums (album)
    ['mubla', 5, true, true, 'albums'],
    // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon)
    ['mu', 2, true, true, 'a'],
    // men (man), women (woman)
    ['nam', 3, true, true, 'men'],
    // people (person)
    ['nosrep', 6, true, true, ['persons', 'people']],
    // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon)
    ['noi', 3, true, true, 'ions'],
    // coupon (coupons)
    ['nop', 3, true, true, 'pons'],
    // seasons (season), treasons (treason), poisons (poison), lessons (lesson)
    ['nos', 3, true, true, 'sons'],
    // icons (icon)
    ['noc', 3, true, true, 'cons'],
    // bacteria (bacterium), criteria (criterion), phenomena (phenomenon)
    ['no', 2, true, true, 'a'],
    // echoes (echo)
    ['ohce', 4, true, true, 'echoes'],
    // heroes (hero)
    ['oreh', 4, true, true, 'heroes'],
    // atlases (atlas)
    ['salta', 5, true, true, 'atlases'],
    // irises (iris)
    ['siri', 4, true, true, 'irises'],
    // analyses (analysis), ellipses (ellipsis), neuroses (neurosis)
    // theses (thesis), emphases (emphasis), oases (oasis),
    // crises (crisis)
    ['sis', 3, true, true, 'ses'],
    // accesses (access), addresses (address), kisses (kiss)
    ['ss', 2, true, false, 'sses'],
    // syllabi (syllabus)
    ['suballys', 8, true, true, 'syllabi'],
    // buses (bus)
    ['sub', 3, true, true, 'buses'],
    // circuses (circus)
    ['suc', 3, true, true, 'cuses'],
    // hippocampi (hippocampus)
    ['supmacoppih', 11, false, false, 'hippocampi'],
    // campuses (campus)
    ['sup', 3, true, true, 'puses'],
    // status (status)
    ['sutats', 6, true, true, ['status', 'statuses']],
    // conspectuses (conspectus), prospectuses (prospectus)
    ['sutcep', 6, true, true, 'pectuses'],
    // fungi (fungus), alumni (alumnus), syllabi (syllabus), radii (radius)
    ['su', 2, true, true, 'i'],
    // news (news)
    ['swen', 4, true, true, 'news'],
    // feet (foot)
    ['toof', 4, true, true, 'feet'],
    // chateaux (chateau), bureaus (bureau)
    ['uae', 3, false, true, ['eaus', 'eaux']],
    // oxen (ox)
    ['xo', 2, false, false, 'oxen'],
    // hoaxes (hoax)
    ['xaoh', 4, true, false, 'hoaxes'],
    // indices (index)
    ['xedni', 5, false, true, ['indicies', 'indexes']],
    // boxes (box)
    ['xo', 2, false, true, 'oxes'],
    // indexes (index), matrixes (matrix)
    ['x', 1, true, false, ['cies', 'xes']],
    // appendices (appendix)
    ['xi', 2, false, true, 'ices'],
    // babies (baby)
    ['y', 1, false, true, 'ies'],
    // quizzes (quiz)
    ['ziuq', 4, true, false, 'quizzes'],
    // waltzes (waltz)
    ['z', 1, true, true, 'zes'],
]

UNINFLECTED

A list of words which should not be inflected, reversed.


    private
        mixed
    UNINFLECTED
    = [
    '',
    // data
    'atad',
    // deer
    'reed',
    // equipment
    'tnempiuqe',
    // feedback
    'kcabdeef',
    // fish
    'hsif',
    // health
    'htlaeh',
    // history
    'yrotsih',
    // info
    'ofni',
    // information
    'noitamrofni',
    // money
    'yenom',
    // moose
    'esoom',
    // series
    'seires',
    // sheep
    'peehs',
    // species
    'seiceps',
    // traffic
    'ciffart',
    // aircraft
    'tfarcria',
]

pluralize()

Returns the plural forms of a string.


    public
                    pluralize(string $singular) : array<string|int, string>

If the method can't determine the form with certainty, several possible plurals are returned.

Parameters

$singular : string

Return values

array<string|int, string>

singularize()

Returns the singular forms of a string.


    public
                    singularize(string $plural) : array<string|int, string>

If the method can't determine the form with certainty, several possible singulars are returned.

Parameters

$plural : string

Return values

array<string|int, string>

Documentation

EnglishInflector
in package

Application

implements InflectorInterface

Table of Contents

Interfaces

Constants

Methods

Constants

PLURAL_MAP

Tags

SINGULAR_MAP

Tags

UNINFLECTED

Methods

pluralize()

Parameters

Return values

singularize()

Parameters

Return values

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EnglishInflector in package Application implements InflectorInterface

Table of Contents

Interfaces

Constants

Methods

Constants

PLURAL_MAP

Tags

SINGULAR_MAP

Tags

UNINFLECTED

Methods

pluralize()

Parameters

Return values

singularize()

Parameters

Return values

EnglishInflector
in package

Application

implements InflectorInterface