Module:en-utilities
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local export = {}
local add_suffix -- Defined below.
local find = string.find
local match = string.match
local reverse = string.reverse
local sub = string.sub
local toNFD = mw.ustring.toNFD
local ugsub = mw.ustring.gsub
local ulower = mw.ustring.lower
local umatch = mw.ustring.match
local usub = mw.ustring.sub
local vowels = "aæᴀᴁɐɑɒ@eᴇǝⱻəɛɘɜɞɤiıɪɨᵻoøœᴏɶɔᴐɵuᴜʉᵾɯꟺʊʋʌyʏ"
local hyphens = "%-‐‑‒–—"
local diacritics
local function get_diacritics()
diacritics = mw.loadData("Module:headword/data").page.comb_chars.diacritics_all .. "+"
return diacritics
end
-- Normalize a string, so that case and diacritics are ignored. By default, "gu"
-- and "qu" are normalized to "g" and "q", because they behave like consonants
-- under certain conditions (e.g. final "y" does not usually have the plural
-- "ies" after a vowel, but it's regular for "quy" to become "quies". The flag
-- `not_gu` prevents this happening to "gu", and is needed because terms ending
-- "-guy" are almost always compounds of "guy" (→ "guys").
local function normalize(str, followed_by, not_gu)
if not followed_by then
followed_by = ""
end
str = ugsub(toNFD(str) .. followed_by, "([" .. (not_gu and "" or "Gg") .. "Qq])u([".. vowels .. "])", "%1%2")
return ulower(ugsub(sub(str, 1, #str - #followed_by), diacritics or get_diacritics(), ""))
end
local function epenthetic_e_default(stem)
return sub(stem, -1) ~= "e"
end
local function epenthetic_e_for_s(stem, term)
-- If the stem is different, it must be from "y" → "i".
if stem ~= term then
return true
end
local final
if match(stem, "^[^\128-\255]*$") then
final = sub(stem, -1)
else
stem = ugsub(toNFD(stem), diacritics or get_diacritics(), "")
final = usub(stem, -1)
end
-- Epenthetic "e" is added after a sibilant or sibilant-affricate. The vast
-- majority of these are spelled "s", "x", "z", "ch" and "sh", but "dg"
-- (→ "dge") and "ß" (→ "ss") can be found in obsolete spellings, "shh" in
-- onomatopoeia, and "zh", "dj", "jj" (and more) in loanwords.
return (
final == "g" and sub(stem, -2, -2) == "d" or
final == "h" and match(stem, "[csz]h+$") or
final == "j" and umatch(stem, "[^" .. vowels .. "]j$") or
final == "s" or
final == "x" or
final == "z" or
final == "ß"
)
end
local suffixes = {}
suffixes["s.plural"] = {
final_y_is_i = true,
epenthetic_e = epenthetic_e_for_s
}
suffixes["s.verb"] = {
final_y_is_i = true,
final_consonant_is_doubled = true,
epenthetic_e = epenthetic_e_for_s
}
suffixes["ing"] = {
final_consonant_is_doubled = true,
remove_silent_e = true,
}
suffixes["d"] = {
final_y_is_i = true,
final_consonant_is_doubled = true,
epenthetic_e = epenthetic_e_default,
}
suffixes["dst"] = suffixes["d"]
suffixes["st.verb"] = suffixes["d"]
suffixes["th"] = suffixes["d"]
suffixes["n"] = {
final_y_is_i = true,
final_consonant_is_doubled = true,
-- No epenthetic "e" after an "e", or an "r" or "w" not preceded by a vowel.
epenthetic_e = function(stem)
local final = sub(stem, -1)
return not (final == "e" or (
(final == "r" or final == "w") and
umatch(usub(normalize(stem), -2, -2), "[" .. vowels .. "]")
))
end,
}
suffixes["r"] = {
final_y_is_i = true,
final_ey_is_i = true,
final_guy_is_gui = true,
final_consonant_is_doubled = true,
epenthetic_e = epenthetic_e_default
}
suffixes["st.superlative"] = suffixes["r"]
-- Returns the stem used for suffixes that sometimes convert final "y" into "i",
-- such as "-es" ("-ies"), e.g. "penny" → "penni" ("pennies"). If
-- `final_ey_is_i` is true, final "ey" may also be converted, e.g. "plaguey" →
-- "plagui"; this is needed for "-er" ("-ier") and "-est" ("-iest"). If `not_gu`
-- is true, then normalize() will be called with the `not_gu` flag (see there
-- for more info); this is true in most cases.
local function convert_final_y_to_i(str, not_gu, final_ey_is_i)
local final3 = usub(str, -3)
-- Special case: treat "eey" as "ee" + "y" (e.g. "treey" → "treeiest").
-- "oey" and "uey" are usually vowel + "ey", but examples of "oe" + "y" and
-- "ue" = "y" do also exist: compare "go" → "goey" → "goier" with "doe" →
-- "doey" → "doeier"; "flu" → "fluey" → "fluiest" and "flue" → "fluey" →
-- "flueiest" form a theoretically possible minimal pair.
if final3 == "eey" then
return sub(str, 1, -2) .. "i"
end
local final2 = usub(str, -2)
-- If `final_ey_is_i` is true, treat final "-ey" can also be reduced.
if final_ey_is_i and final2 == "ey" then
-- Remove "ey" to get the base stem.
local base_stem = sub(str, 1, -3)
-- Special case: allow final "-ey" ("potato-ey" → "potato-iest").
if umatch(final3, "[" .. hyphens .. "]ey") then
return base_stem .. "i"
end
-- Final "ey" becomes "i" iff the term is polysyllabic (e.g. not
-- "grey"). "ey" is common if the base stem ends in a vowel ("echo →
-- "echoey"), so the presence of a vowel anywhere in the base stem is
-- sufficient to deem it polysyllabic. ("echoey" → "echo" → "echoiest",
-- "beigey" → "beig" → "beigiest", but "grey" → "gr" → "greyest"). The
-- first "y" in "-yey" can be treated as a vowel as long as it's
-- preceded by something ("clayey" → "clay" → "clayiest", "cryey" →
-- "cry" → "cryiest", but "*yey" → "*y" → "*yeyest"), so it needs to be
-- treated as a special case.
local normalized = normalize(base_stem, "ey")
if sub(normalized, -1) == "y" then
if umatch(normalized, "[%w@][yY]$") then
return base_stem .. "i"
end
elseif umatch(normalized, "[" .. vowels .. "%d]%w*$") then
return base_stem .. "i"
end
-- Special cases: match final "quy" ("soliloquy" → "soliloquies"), and "-y"
-- ("bro-y" → "bro-iest"), accounting for hyphen variation.
elseif umatch(final2, "[" .. hyphens .. "]y") then
-- Replace final "y" with "i".
return sub(str, 1, -2) .. "i"
-- Otherwise, final "y" becomes "i" iff it's not preceded by a vowel
-- ("shy" → "shiest", "horsy" → "horsies", but "day" → "days", "coy" →
-- "coyest").
else
-- Remove "y" to get the base stem.
local base_stem = sub(str, 1, -2)
if umatch(normalize(base_stem, "y", not_gu), "[^%s%p" .. vowels .. "]$") then
return base_stem .. "i"
end
end
return str
end
local function double_final_consonant(str, final)
local initial = umatch(normalize(sub(str, 1, -2), final), "^.*%f[^%z%s" .. hyphens .. "…]([%l%p]*)[" .. vowels .. "]$")
return initial and (
initial == "" or
initial == "y" or
match(initial, "^.[\128-\191]*$") and umatch(initial, "[^" .. vowels .. "]") or
umatch(initial, "^[^" .. vowels .. "]*%f[^%l]$")
) and (str .. final) or str
end
local function remove_silent_e(str)
local final2 = sub(str, -2)
if final2 == "ie" then
-- Replace "ie" with "y".
return sub(str, 1, -3) .. "y"
end
local base_stem = sub(str, 1, -2)
-- Silent "e" occurs after "u" or a consonant (cluster) preceded by a vowel.
return (
final2 == "ue" or
umatch(normalize(base_stem, "e"), "[" .. vowels .. "][^" .. vowels .. "]+$")
) and base_stem or str
end
function export.add_suffix(term, suffix, pos)
local data = suffixes[suffix]
suffix = match(suffix, "^([^.]*)")
local final, stem = sub(term, -1)
-- Proper nouns don't have a final "y" changed to "i" (e.g. "the Gettys",
-- "the public Ivys").
if data.final_y_is_i and final == "y" and pos ~= "proper noun" then
stem = convert_final_y_to_i(term, not data.final_guy_is_gui, data.final_ey_is_i)
elseif data.remove_silent_e and final == "e" then
stem = remove_silent_e(term)
else
stem = term
end
local epenthetic_e = data.epenthetic_e
if epenthetic_e and epenthetic_e(stem, term) then
suffix = "e" .. suffix
end
if (
data.final_consonant_is_doubled and
match(final, "^[bcdfgjklmnpqrstvz]$") and -- Only double regular consonants.
umatch(suffix, "^[" .. vowels .. "]")
) then
stem = double_final_consonant(term, final)
end
return stem .. suffix
end
add_suffix = export.add_suffix
--[==[
Pluralize a word in a smart fashion, according to normal English rules.
# If the word ends in a consonant or "qu" + "-y", replace "-y" with "-ies".
# If the word ends in "s", "x", "z", "ch", "sh" or "zh", add "-es".
# Otherwise, add "-s".
This handles links correctly:
# If a piped link, change the second part appropriately.
# If a non-piped link and rule #1 above applies, convert to a piped link with the second part containing the plural.
# If a non-piped link and rules #2 or #3 above apply, add the plural outside the link.
]==]
function export.pluralize(str)
-- Treat as a link if a "[[" is present and the string ends with "]]".
if not (find(str, "[[", 1, true) and sub(str, -2) == "]]") then
return add_suffix(str, "s.plural")
end
-- Find the last "[[" (in case there is more than one) by reversing
-- the string.
local str_rev = reverse(str)
local open = find(str_rev, "[[", 3, true)
-- If the last "[[" is followed by a "]]" which isn't at the end,
-- then the final "]]" is just plaintext (e.g. "[[foo]]bar]]").
local bad_close = find(str_rev, "]]", 3, true)
-- Note: the bad "]]" will have a lower index than the last "[[" in
-- the reversed string.
if bad_close and bad_close < open then
return add_suffix(str, "s.plural")
end
open = #str - open + 2
-- Get the target and display text by searching from just after "[[".
local target, display = match(str, "([^|]*)|?(.*)%]%]$", open)
display = add_suffix(display ~= "" and display or target, "s.plural")
-- If the link target is a substring of the display text, then
-- use a trail (e.g. "[[foo]]" → "[[foo]]s", since "foo" is a substring
-- of "foos").
local index, trail = find(display, target, 1, true)
if index == 1 then
return sub(str, 1, open - 1) .. target .. "]]" .. sub(display, trail + 1)
end
-- Otherwise, return a piped link.
return sub(str, 1, open - 1) .. target .. "|" .. display .. "]]"
end
-- Returns true if `plural` is an expected, regular plural of `term`.
function export.is_regular_plural(plural, term, pos)
-- Ignore any final punctuation that occurs in both forms, which is common
-- in abbreviations (e.g. "abbr." → "abbrs.").
local final_punc = umatch(term, "%p*$")
local final_punc_len = #final_punc
if sub(plural, -final_punc_len) == final_punc then
term = sub(term, 1, -final_punc_len - 1)
plural = sub(plural, 1, -final_punc_len - 1)
end
if plural == term .. "s" or plural == add_suffix(term, "s.plural", pos) then
return true
end
local final = sub(term, -1)
return (
-- Doubled final consonants in "s" and "z".
final == "s" and plural == term .. "ses" or -- e.g. "busses"
final == "z" and plural == term .. "zes" or -- e.g. "quizzes"
-- convert_final_y_to_i() without the `not_gu` flag set, to catch
-- "-guy" → "-guies", but not "day" → "daies".
final == "y" and plural == convert_final_y_to_i(term) .. "es" or
-- Capitalized terms like "$DEITY" → "$DEITIES (should we treat this as regular?)
final == "Y" and ulower(plural) == convert_final_y_to_i(ulower(term)) .. "es"
)
end
return export