EnglishInflector
in package
implements
InflectorInterface
Interfaces, Classes and Traits
Table of Contents
- $pluralMap : mixed
- Map English plural to singular suffixes.
- $singularMap : mixed
- Map English singular to plural suffixes.
- $uninflected : mixed
- A list of words which should not be inflected, reversed.
- pluralize() : array<string|int, string>
- Returns the plural forms of a string.
- singularize() : array<string|int, string>
- Returns the singular forms of a string.
Properties
$pluralMap
Map English plural to singular suffixes.
private
static mixed
$pluralMap
= [
// First entry: plural suffix, reversed
// Second entry: length of plural suffix
// Third entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a vocal
// 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']],
// selfies (selfie)
['seifles', 7, true, true, 'selfie'],
// movies (movie)
['seivom', 6, true, true, 'movie'],
// 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'],
// 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'],
// roses (rose), garages (garage), cassettes (cassette),
// waltzes (waltz), heroes (hero), bushes (bush), arches (arch),
// shoes (shoe)
['se', 2, true, true, ['', 'e']],
// tags (tag)
['s', 1, true, true, ''],
// chateaux (chateau)
['xuae', 4, false, true, 'eau'],
// people (person)
['elpoep', 6, true, true, 'person'],
]
Tags
$singularMap
Map English singular to plural suffixes.
private
static mixed
$singularMap
= [
// First entry: singular suffix, reversed
// Second entry: length of singular suffix
// Third entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a vocal
// Fourth entry: Whether the suffix may succeed a consonant
// Fifth entry: plural suffix, normal
// 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'],
// 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'],
// seasons (season), treasons (treason), poisons (poison), lessons (lesson)
['nos', 3, true, true, 'sons'],
// 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'],
// 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'],
]
Tags
$uninflected
A list of words which should not be inflected, reversed.
private
static mixed
$uninflected
= ['atad', 'reed', 'kcabdeef', 'hsif', 'ofni', 'esoom', 'seires', 'peehs', 'seiceps']
Methods
pluralize()
Returns the plural forms of a string.
public
pluralize(string $singular) : array<string|int, string>
Parameters
- $singular : string
Return values
array<string|int, string> —An array of possible plural forms
singularize()
Returns the singular forms of a string.
public
singularize(string $plural) : array<string|int, string>
Parameters
- $plural : string
Return values
array<string|int, string> —An array of possible singular forms