/**
* Return the pluralized version of a word.
*
* @param word The word
* @return The pluralized word
*/
public static String pluralize(String word) {
if (Inflection.isUncountable(word)) {
return word;
}
for (Inflection inflection : plural) {
if (inflection.match(word)) {
return inflection.replace(word);
}
}
return word;
}
/**
* Return the singularized version of a word.
*
* @param word The word
* @return The singularized word
*/
public static String singularize(String word) {
if (Inflection.isUncountable(word)) {
return word;
}
for (Inflection inflection : singular) {
// System.out.println(word + " matches " + inflection.pattern + "? (ignore case: " +
// inflection.ignoreCase + ")");
if (inflection.match(word)) {
// System.out.println("match!");
return inflection.replace(word);
}
}
return word;
}
