Inflector.inflections do |inflect| inflect.plural /$/, 's' inflect.plural /s$/i, 's' inflect.plural /(ax|test)is$/i, '\1es' inflect.plural /(octop|vir)us$/i, '\1i' inflect.plural /(alias|status)/i, '\1es' inflect.plural /(bu)s$/i, '\1ses' inflect.plural /(buffal|tomat)o$/i, '\1oes' inflect.plural /([ti])um$/i, '\1a' inflect.plural /sis$/i, 'ses' inflect.plural /(?:([^f])fe|([lr])f)$/i, '\1\2ves' inflect.plural /(hive)$/i, '\1s' inflect.plural /([^aeiouy]|qu)y$/i, '\1ies' inflect.plural /([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/i, '\1y' inflect.plural /(x|ch|ss|sh)$/i, '\1es' inflect.plural /(matr|vert|ind)ix|ex$/i, '\1ices' inflect.plural /([m|l])ouse$/i, '\1ice' inflect.plural /^(ox)$/i, '\1en' inflect.plural /(quiz)$/i, '\1zes' inflect.singular /s$/i, '' inflect.singular /(n)ews$/i, '\1ews' inflect.singular /([ti])a$/i, '\1um' inflect.singular /((a)naly|(b)a|(d)iagno|(p)arenthe|(p)rogno|(s)ynop|(t)he)ses$/i, '\1\2sis' inflect.singular /(^analy)ses$/i, '\1sis' inflect.singular /([^f])ves$/i, '\1fe' inflect.singular /(hive)s$/i, '\1' inflect.singular /(tive)s$/i, '\1' inflect.singular /([lr])ves$/i, '\1f' inflect.singular /([^aeiouy]|qu)ies$/i, '\1y' inflect.singular /(s)eries$/i, '\1eries' inflect.singular /(m)ovies$/i, '\1ovie' inflect.singular /(x|ch|ss|sh)es$/i, '\1' inflect.singular /([m|l])ice$/i, '\1ouse' inflect.singular /(bus)es$/i, '\1' inflect.singular /(o)es$/i, '\1' inflect.singular /(shoe)s$/i, '\1' inflect.singular /(cris|ax|test)es$/i, '\1is' inflect.singular /([octop|vir])i$/i, '\1us' inflect.singular /(alias|status)es$/i, '\1' inflect.singular /^(ox)en/i, '\1' inflect.singular /(vert|ind)ices$/i, '\1ex' inflect.singular /(matr)ices$/i, '\1ix' inflect.singular /(quiz)zes$/i, '\1' inflect.irregular 'person', 'people' inflect.irregular 'man', 'men' inflect.irregular 'child', 'children' inflect.irregular 'sex', 'sexes' inflect.irregular 'move', 'moves' inflect.uncountable %w( equipment information rice money species series fish sheep ) end