class Strings::Inflection::Noun
Public Instance Methods
+(other_word)
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Combine this noun with another word
@param [String] other_word
the other word to combined with
@return [CombinedNoun]
@api public
# File lib/strings/inflection/noun.rb, line 65 def +(other_word) CombinedNoun.new([word, other_word]) end
plural()
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Inflect a word to its plural form
@example
Strings::Inflection::Noun.new("error").plural # => "errors"
@param [String] word
noun to inflect to plural form
@api public
# File lib/strings/inflection/noun.rb, line 50 def plural return word if word.to_s.empty? find_match(Inflection.configuration.plurals[:noun]) || (uncountable? && word) || find_match(Nouns.plurals) || word end
singular()
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Inflect a word to its singular form
@example
Strings::Inflection::Noun.new("errors").singular # => "error"
@param [String] word
the noun to inflect to singular form
@api public
# File lib/strings/inflection/noun.rb, line 33 def singular return word if word.to_s.empty? find_match(Inflection.configuration.singulars[:noun]) || (uncountable? && word) || find_match(Nouns.singulars) || word end
uncountable?()
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Check if word is uncountable
@param [String] word
the word to check
@return [Boolean]
@api private
# File lib/strings/inflection/noun.rb, line 18 def uncountable? Inflection.configuration.uncountables[:noun].include?(word.downcase) || Nouns.uncountable.include?(word.downcase) end