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/**
* (C) Copyright 2017 Benjamin Culkin.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package bjc.inflexion.nouns;
/**
* Interface for inflecting nouns.
*
* @author EVE
*/
public interface NounInflection {
/**
* Check if a noun matches this inflection.
*
* @param noun
* The noun to check on this inflection.
*
* @return
* Whether or not the noun belongs to the inflection.
*/
public boolean matches(String noun);
/**
* Check if a noun for this inflection is singular or not.
*
* @param noun
* The noun to check for singularity.
*
* @return
* Whether or not the noun is singular.
*
* @throws InflectionException
* If the noun isn't part of this inflection.
*/
public boolean isSingular(String noun);
/**
* Check if a noun for this inflection is plural or not.
*
* @param noun
* The noun to check for plurality.
*
* @return
* Whether or not the noun is plural.
*
* @throws InflectionException
* If the noun isn't part of this inflection.
*/
public boolean isPlural(String noun);
/**
* Convert a singular noun to a plural noun.
*
* @param plural
* The plural noun to inflect to a singular form.
*
* @return
* The singular form of the noun.
*
* @throws InflectionException
* If the noun isn't part of the inflection.
*/
public String singularize(String plural);
/**
* Convert a singular noun to a plural noun.
*
* @param singular
* The singular noun to inflect to a plural form.
*
* @return
* The plural form of the noun.
*
* @throws InflectionException
* If the noun isn't part of the inflection.
*/
public String pluralize(String singular);
/**
* Convert a singular noun to a modern plural noun.
*
* @param singular
* The singular noun to inflect to a modern plural form.
*
* @return
* The modern plural form of the noun.
*
* @throws InflectionException
* If the noun isn't part of the inflection.
*/
public String pluralizeModern(String singular);
/**
* Convert a singular noun to a classical plural noun.
*
* @param singular
* The singular noun to inflect to a classical plural form.
*
* @return
* The classical plural form of the noun.
*
* @throws InflectionException
* If the noun isn't part of the inflection.
*/
public String pluralizeClassical(String singular);
}
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