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"""inflect: english language inflection
 - correctly generate plurals, ordinals, indefinite articles
 - convert numbers to words
 
 Copyright (C) 2010 Paul Dyson
 
 Based upon the Perl module
 `Lingua::EN::Inflect <https://metacpan.org/pod/Lingua::EN::Inflect>`_.
 
 methods:
 classical inflect
 plural plural_noun plural_verb plural_adj singular_noun no num a an
 compare compare_nouns compare_verbs compare_adjs
 present_participle
 ordinal
 number_to_words
 join
 defnoun defverb defadj defa defan
 
 INFLECTIONS:
 classical inflect
 plural plural_noun plural_verb plural_adj singular_noun compare
 no num a an present_participle
 
 PLURALS:
 classical inflect
 plural plural_noun plural_verb plural_adj singular_noun no num
 compare compare_nouns compare_verbs compare_adjs
 
 COMPARISONS:
 classical
 compare compare_nouns compare_verbs compare_adjs
 
 ARTICLES:
 classical inflect num a an
 
 NUMERICAL:
 ordinal number_to_words
 
 USER_DEFINED:
 defnoun defverb defadj defa defan
 
 Exceptions:
 UnknownClassicalModeError
 BadNumValueError
 BadChunkingOptionError
 NumOutOfRangeError
 BadUserDefinedPatternError
 BadRcFileError
 BadGenderError
 
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import ast
 import collections
 import contextlib
 import functools
 import itertools
 import re
 from numbers import Number
 from typing import (
 TYPE_CHECKING,
 Any,
 Callable,
 Dict,
 Iterable,
 List,
 Literal,
 Match,
 Optional,
 Sequence,
 Tuple,
 Union,
 cast,
 )
 
 from more_itertools import windowed_complete
 from typeguard import typechecked
 
 from .compat.py38 import Annotated
 
 
 class UnknownClassicalModeError(Exception):
 pass
 
 
 class BadNumValueError(Exception):
 pass
 
 
 class BadChunkingOptionError(Exception):
 pass
 
 
 class NumOutOfRangeError(Exception):
 pass
 
 
 class BadUserDefinedPatternError(Exception):
 pass
 
 
 class BadRcFileError(Exception):
 pass
 
 
 class BadGenderError(Exception):
 pass
 
 
 def enclose(s: str) -> str:
 return f"(?:{s})"
 
 
 def joinstem(cutpoint: Optional[int] = 0, words: Optional[Iterable[str]] = None) -> str:
 """
 Join stem of each word in words into a string for regex.
 
 Each word is truncated at cutpoint.
 
 Cutpoint is usually negative indicating the number of letters to remove
 from the end of each word.
 
 >>> joinstem(-2, ["ephemeris", "iris", ".*itis"])
 '(?:ephemer|ir|.*it)'
 
 >>> joinstem(None, ["ephemeris"])
 '(?:ephemeris)'
 
 >>> joinstem(5, None)
 '(?:)'
 """
 return enclose("|".join(w[:cutpoint] for w in words or []))
 
 
 def bysize(words: Iterable[str]) -> Dict[int, set]:
 """
 From a list of words, return a dict of sets sorted by word length.
 
 >>> words = ['ant', 'cat', 'dog', 'pig', 'frog', 'goat', 'horse', 'elephant']
 >>> ret = bysize(words)
 >>> sorted(ret[3])
 ['ant', 'cat', 'dog', 'pig']
 >>> ret[5]
 {'horse'}
 """
 res: Dict[int, set] = collections.defaultdict(set)
 for w in words:
 res[len(w)].add(w)
 return res
 
 
 def make_pl_si_lists(
 lst: Iterable[str],
 plending: str,
 siendingsize: Optional[int],
 dojoinstem: bool = True,
 ):
 """
 given a list of singular words: lst
 
 an ending to append to make the plural: plending
 
 the number of characters to remove from the singular
 before appending plending: siendingsize
 
 a flag whether to create a joinstem: dojoinstem
 
 return:
 a list of pluralised words: si_list (called si because this is what you need to
 look for to make the singular)
 
 the pluralised words as a dict of sets sorted by word length: si_bysize
 the singular words as a dict of sets sorted by word length: pl_bysize
 if dojoinstem is True: a regular expression that matches any of the stems: stem
 """
 if siendingsize is not None:
 siendingsize = -siendingsize
 si_list = [w[:siendingsize] + plending for w in lst]
 pl_bysize = bysize(lst)
 si_bysize = bysize(si_list)
 if dojoinstem:
 stem = joinstem(siendingsize, lst)
 return si_list, si_bysize, pl_bysize, stem
 else:
 return si_list, si_bysize, pl_bysize
 
 
 # 1. PLURALS
 
 pl_sb_irregular_s = {
 "corpus": "corpuses|corpora",
 "opus": "opuses|opera",
 "genus": "genera",
 "mythos": "mythoi",
 "penis": "penises|penes",
 "testis": "testes",
 "atlas": "atlases|atlantes",
 "yes": "yeses",
 }
 
 pl_sb_irregular = {
 "child": "children",
 "chili": "chilis|chilies",
 "brother": "brothers|brethren",
 "infinity": "infinities|infinity",
 "loaf": "loaves",
 "lore": "lores|lore",
 "hoof": "hoofs|hooves",
 "beef": "beefs|beeves",
 "thief": "thiefs|thieves",
 "money": "monies",
 "mongoose": "mongooses",
 "ox": "oxen",
 "cow": "cows|kine",
 "graffito": "graffiti",
 "octopus": "octopuses|octopodes",
 "genie": "genies|genii",
 "ganglion": "ganglions|ganglia",
 "trilby": "trilbys",
 "turf": "turfs|turves",
 "numen": "numina",
 "atman": "atmas",
 "occiput": "occiputs|occipita",
 "sabretooth": "sabretooths",
 "sabertooth": "sabertooths",
 "lowlife": "lowlifes",
 "flatfoot": "flatfoots",
 "tenderfoot": "tenderfoots",
 "romany": "romanies",
 "jerry": "jerries",
 "mary": "maries",
 "talouse": "talouses",
 "rom": "roma",
 "carmen": "carmina",
 }
 
 pl_sb_irregular.update(pl_sb_irregular_s)
 # pl_sb_irregular_keys = enclose('|'.join(pl_sb_irregular.keys()))
 
 pl_sb_irregular_caps = {
 "Romany": "Romanies",
 "Jerry": "Jerrys",
 "Mary": "Marys",
 "Rom": "Roma",
 }
 
 pl_sb_irregular_compound = {"prima donna": "prima donnas|prime donne"}
 
 si_sb_irregular = {v: k for (k, v) in pl_sb_irregular.items()}
 for k in list(si_sb_irregular):
 if "|" in k:
 k1, k2 = k.split("|")
 si_sb_irregular[k1] = si_sb_irregular[k2] = si_sb_irregular[k]
 del si_sb_irregular[k]
 si_sb_irregular_caps = {v: k for (k, v) in pl_sb_irregular_caps.items()}
 si_sb_irregular_compound = {v: k for (k, v) in pl_sb_irregular_compound.items()}
 for k in list(si_sb_irregular_compound):
 if "|" in k:
 k1, k2 = k.split("|")
 si_sb_irregular_compound[k1] = si_sb_irregular_compound[k2] = (
 si_sb_irregular_compound[k]
 )
 del si_sb_irregular_compound[k]
 
 # si_sb_irregular_keys = enclose('|'.join(si_sb_irregular.keys()))
 
 # Z's that don't double
 
 pl_sb_z_zes_list = ("quartz", "topaz")
 pl_sb_z_zes_bysize = bysize(pl_sb_z_zes_list)
 
 pl_sb_ze_zes_list = ("snooze",)
 pl_sb_ze_zes_bysize = bysize(pl_sb_ze_zes_list)
 
 
 # CLASSICAL "..is" -> "..ides"
 
 pl_sb_C_is_ides_complete = [
 # GENERAL WORDS...
 "ephemeris",
 "iris",
 "clitoris",
 "chrysalis",
 "epididymis",
 ]
 
 pl_sb_C_is_ides_endings = [
 # INFLAMATIONS...
 "itis"
 ]
 
 pl_sb_C_is_ides = joinstem(
 -2, pl_sb_C_is_ides_complete + [f".*{w}" for w in pl_sb_C_is_ides_endings]
 )
 
 pl_sb_C_is_ides_list = pl_sb_C_is_ides_complete + pl_sb_C_is_ides_endings
 
 (
 si_sb_C_is_ides_list,
 si_sb_C_is_ides_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_is_ides_bysize,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_is_ides_list, "ides", 2, dojoinstem=False)
 
 
 # CLASSICAL "..a" -> "..ata"
 
 pl_sb_C_a_ata_list = (
 "anathema",
 "bema",
 "carcinoma",
 "charisma",
 "diploma",
 "dogma",
 "drama",
 "edema",
 "enema",
 "enigma",
 "lemma",
 "lymphoma",
 "magma",
 "melisma",
 "miasma",
 "oedema",
 "sarcoma",
 "schema",
 "soma",
 "stigma",
 "stoma",
 "trauma",
 "gumma",
 "pragma",
 )
 
 (
 si_sb_C_a_ata_list,
 si_sb_C_a_ata_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_a_ata_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_a_ata,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_a_ata_list, "ata", 1)
 
 # UNCONDITIONAL "..a" -> "..ae"
 
 pl_sb_U_a_ae_list = (
 "alumna",
 "alga",
 "vertebra",
 "persona",
 "vita",
 )
 (
 si_sb_U_a_ae_list,
 si_sb_U_a_ae_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_a_ae_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_a_ae,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_a_ae_list, "e", None)
 
 # CLASSICAL "..a" -> "..ae"
 
 pl_sb_C_a_ae_list = (
 "amoeba",
 "antenna",
 "formula",
 "hyperbola",
 "medusa",
 "nebula",
 "parabola",
 "abscissa",
 "hydra",
 "nova",
 "lacuna",
 "aurora",
 "umbra",
 "flora",
 "fauna",
 )
 (
 si_sb_C_a_ae_list,
 si_sb_C_a_ae_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_a_ae_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_a_ae,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_a_ae_list, "e", None)
 
 
 # CLASSICAL "..en" -> "..ina"
 
 pl_sb_C_en_ina_list = ("stamen", "foramen", "lumen")
 
 (
 si_sb_C_en_ina_list,
 si_sb_C_en_ina_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_en_ina_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_en_ina,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_en_ina_list, "ina", 2)
 
 
 # UNCONDITIONAL "..um" -> "..a"
 
 pl_sb_U_um_a_list = (
 "bacterium",
 "agendum",
 "desideratum",
 "erratum",
 "stratum",
 "datum",
 "ovum",
 "extremum",
 "candelabrum",
 )
 (
 si_sb_U_um_a_list,
 si_sb_U_um_a_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_um_a_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_um_a,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_um_a_list, "a", 2)
 
 # CLASSICAL "..um" -> "..a"
 
 pl_sb_C_um_a_list = (
 "maximum",
 "minimum",
 "momentum",
 "optimum",
 "quantum",
 "cranium",
 "curriculum",
 "dictum",
 "phylum",
 "aquarium",
 "compendium",
 "emporium",
 "encomium",
 "gymnasium",
 "honorarium",
 "interregnum",
 "lustrum",
 "memorandum",
 "millennium",
 "rostrum",
 "spectrum",
 "speculum",
 "stadium",
 "trapezium",
 "ultimatum",
 "medium",
 "vacuum",
 "velum",
 "consortium",
 "arboretum",
 )
 
 (
 si_sb_C_um_a_list,
 si_sb_C_um_a_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_um_a_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_um_a,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_um_a_list, "a", 2)
 
 
 # UNCONDITIONAL "..us" -> "i"
 
 pl_sb_U_us_i_list = (
 "alumnus",
 "alveolus",
 "bacillus",
 "bronchus",
 "locus",
 "nucleus",
 "stimulus",
 "meniscus",
 "sarcophagus",
 )
 (
 si_sb_U_us_i_list,
 si_sb_U_us_i_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_us_i_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_us_i,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_us_i_list, "i", 2)
 
 # CLASSICAL "..us" -> "..i"
 
 pl_sb_C_us_i_list = (
 "focus",
 "radius",
 "genius",
 "incubus",
 "succubus",
 "nimbus",
 "fungus",
 "nucleolus",
 "stylus",
 "torus",
 "umbilicus",
 "uterus",
 "hippopotamus",
 "cactus",
 )
 
 (
 si_sb_C_us_i_list,
 si_sb_C_us_i_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_us_i_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_us_i,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_us_i_list, "i", 2)
 
 
 # CLASSICAL "..us" -> "..us"  (ASSIMILATED 4TH DECLENSION LATIN NOUNS)
 
 pl_sb_C_us_us = (
 "status",
 "apparatus",
 "prospectus",
 "sinus",
 "hiatus",
 "impetus",
 "plexus",
 )
 pl_sb_C_us_us_bysize = bysize(pl_sb_C_us_us)
 
 # UNCONDITIONAL "..on" -> "a"
 
 pl_sb_U_on_a_list = (
 "criterion",
 "perihelion",
 "aphelion",
 "phenomenon",
 "prolegomenon",
 "noumenon",
 "organon",
 "asyndeton",
 "hyperbaton",
 )
 (
 si_sb_U_on_a_list,
 si_sb_U_on_a_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_on_a_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_on_a,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_on_a_list, "a", 2)
 
 # CLASSICAL "..on" -> "..a"
 
 pl_sb_C_on_a_list = ("oxymoron",)
 
 (
 si_sb_C_on_a_list,
 si_sb_C_on_a_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_on_a_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_on_a,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_on_a_list, "a", 2)
 
 
 # CLASSICAL "..o" -> "..i"  (BUT NORMALLY -> "..os")
 
 pl_sb_C_o_i = [
 "solo",
 "soprano",
 "basso",
 "alto",
 "contralto",
 "tempo",
 "piano",
 "virtuoso",
 ]  # list not tuple so can concat for pl_sb_U_o_os
 
 pl_sb_C_o_i_bysize = bysize(pl_sb_C_o_i)
 si_sb_C_o_i_bysize = bysize([f"{w[:-1]}i" for w in pl_sb_C_o_i])
 
 pl_sb_C_o_i_stems = joinstem(-1, pl_sb_C_o_i)
 
 # ALWAYS "..o" -> "..os"
 
 pl_sb_U_o_os_complete = {"ado", "ISO", "NATO", "NCO", "NGO", "oto"}
 si_sb_U_o_os_complete = {f"{w}s" for w in pl_sb_U_o_os_complete}
 
 
 pl_sb_U_o_os_endings = [
 "aficionado",
 "aggro",
 "albino",
 "allegro",
 "ammo",
 "Antananarivo",
 "archipelago",
 "armadillo",
 "auto",
 "avocado",
 "Bamako",
 "Barquisimeto",
 "bimbo",
 "bingo",
 "Biro",
 "bolero",
 "Bolzano",
 "bongo",
 "Boto",
 "burro",
 "Cairo",
 "canto",
 "cappuccino",
 "casino",
 "cello",
 "Chicago",
 "Chimango",
 "cilantro",
 "cochito",
 "coco",
 "Colombo",
 "Colorado",
 "commando",
 "concertino",
 "contango",
 "credo",
 "crescendo",
 "cyano",
 "demo",
 "ditto",
 "Draco",
 "dynamo",
 "embryo",
 "Esperanto",
 "espresso",
 "euro",
 "falsetto",
 "Faro",
 "fiasco",
 "Filipino",
 "flamenco",
 "furioso",
 "generalissimo",
 "Gestapo",
 "ghetto",
 "gigolo",
 "gizmo",
 "Greensboro",
 "gringo",
 "Guaiabero",
 "guano",
 "gumbo",
 "gyro",
 "hairdo",
 "hippo",
 "Idaho",
 "impetigo",
 "inferno",
 "info",
 "intermezzo",
 "intertrigo",
 "Iquico",
 "jumbo",
 "junto",
 "Kakapo",
 "kilo",
 "Kinkimavo",
 "Kokako",
 "Kosovo",
 "Lesotho",
 "libero",
 "libido",
 "libretto",
 "lido",
 "Lilo",
 "limbo",
 "limo",
 "lineno",
 "lingo",
 "lino",
 "livedo",
 "loco",
 "logo",
 "lumbago",
 "macho",
 "macro",
 "mafioso",
 "magneto",
 "magnifico",
 "Majuro",
 "Malabo",
 "manifesto",
 "Maputo",
 "Maracaibo",
 "medico",
 "memo",
 "metro",
 "Mexico",
 "micro",
 "Milano",
 "Monaco",
 "mono",
 "Montenegro",
 "Morocco",
 "Muqdisho",
 "myo",
 "neutrino",
 "Ningbo",
 "octavo",
 "oregano",
 "Orinoco",
 "Orlando",
 "Oslo",
 "panto",
 "Paramaribo",
 "Pardusco",
 "pedalo",
 "photo",
 "pimento",
 "pinto",
 "pleco",
 "Pluto",
 "pogo",
 "polo",
 "poncho",
 "Porto-Novo",
 "Porto",
 "pro",
 "psycho",
 "pueblo",
 "quarto",
 "Quito",
 "repo",
 "rhino",
 "risotto",
 "rococo",
 "rondo",
 "Sacramento",
 "saddo",
 "sago",
 "salvo",
 "Santiago",
 "Sapporo",
 "Sarajevo",
 "scherzando",
 "scherzo",
 "silo",
 "sirocco",
 "sombrero",
 "staccato",
 "sterno",
 "stucco",
 "stylo",
 "sumo",
 "Taiko",
 "techno",
 "terrazzo",
 "testudo",
 "timpano",
 "tiro",
 "tobacco",
 "Togo",
 "Tokyo",
 "torero",
 "Torino",
 "Toronto",
 "torso",
 "tremolo",
 "typo",
 "tyro",
 "ufo",
 "UNESCO",
 "vaquero",
 "vermicello",
 "verso",
 "vibrato",
 "violoncello",
 "Virgo",
 "weirdo",
 "WHO",
 "WTO",
 "Yamoussoukro",
 "yo-yo",
 "zero",
 "Zibo",
 ] + pl_sb_C_o_i
 
 pl_sb_U_o_os_bysize = bysize(pl_sb_U_o_os_endings)
 si_sb_U_o_os_bysize = bysize([f"{w}s" for w in pl_sb_U_o_os_endings])
 
 
 # UNCONDITIONAL "..ch" -> "..chs"
 
 pl_sb_U_ch_chs_list = ("czech", "eunuch", "stomach")
 
 (
 si_sb_U_ch_chs_list,
 si_sb_U_ch_chs_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_ch_chs_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_ch_chs,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_ch_chs_list, "s", None)
 
 
 # UNCONDITIONAL "..[ei]x" -> "..ices"
 
 pl_sb_U_ex_ices_list = ("codex", "murex", "silex")
 (
 si_sb_U_ex_ices_list,
 si_sb_U_ex_ices_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_ex_ices_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_ex_ices,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_ex_ices_list, "ices", 2)
 
 pl_sb_U_ix_ices_list = ("radix", "helix")
 (
 si_sb_U_ix_ices_list,
 si_sb_U_ix_ices_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_ix_ices_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_ix_ices,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_ix_ices_list, "ices", 2)
 
 # CLASSICAL "..[ei]x" -> "..ices"
 
 pl_sb_C_ex_ices_list = (
 "vortex",
 "vertex",
 "cortex",
 "latex",
 "pontifex",
 "apex",
 "index",
 "simplex",
 )
 
 (
 si_sb_C_ex_ices_list,
 si_sb_C_ex_ices_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_ex_ices_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_ex_ices,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_ex_ices_list, "ices", 2)
 
 
 pl_sb_C_ix_ices_list = ("appendix",)
 
 (
 si_sb_C_ix_ices_list,
 si_sb_C_ix_ices_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_ix_ices_bysize,
 pl_sb_C_ix_ices,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_C_ix_ices_list, "ices", 2)
 
 
 # ARABIC: ".." -> "..i"
 
 pl_sb_C_i_list = ("afrit", "afreet", "efreet")
 
 (si_sb_C_i_list, si_sb_C_i_bysize, pl_sb_C_i_bysize, pl_sb_C_i) = make_pl_si_lists(
 pl_sb_C_i_list, "i", None
 )
 
 
 # HEBREW: ".." -> "..im"
 
 pl_sb_C_im_list = ("goy", "seraph", "cherub")
 
 (si_sb_C_im_list, si_sb_C_im_bysize, pl_sb_C_im_bysize, pl_sb_C_im) = make_pl_si_lists(
 pl_sb_C_im_list, "im", None
 )
 
 
 # UNCONDITIONAL "..man" -> "..mans"
 
 pl_sb_U_man_mans_list = """
 ataman caiman cayman ceriman
 desman dolman farman harman hetman
 human leman ottoman shaman talisman
 """.split()
 pl_sb_U_man_mans_caps_list = """
 Alabaman Bahaman Burman German
 Hiroshiman Liman Nakayaman Norman Oklahoman
 Panaman Roman Selman Sonaman Tacoman Yakiman
 Yokohaman Yuman
 """.split()
 
 (
 si_sb_U_man_mans_list,
 si_sb_U_man_mans_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_man_mans_bysize,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_man_mans_list, "s", None, dojoinstem=False)
 (
 si_sb_U_man_mans_caps_list,
 si_sb_U_man_mans_caps_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_man_mans_caps_bysize,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_man_mans_caps_list, "s", None, dojoinstem=False)
 
 # UNCONDITIONAL "..louse" -> "..lice"
 pl_sb_U_louse_lice_list = ("booklouse", "grapelouse", "louse", "woodlouse")
 
 (
 si_sb_U_louse_lice_list,
 si_sb_U_louse_lice_bysize,
 pl_sb_U_louse_lice_bysize,
 ) = make_pl_si_lists(pl_sb_U_louse_lice_list, "lice", 5, dojoinstem=False)
 
 pl_sb_uninflected_s_complete = [
 # PAIRS OR GROUPS SUBSUMED TO A SINGULAR...
 "breeches",
 "britches",
 "pajamas",
 "pyjamas",
 "clippers",
 "gallows",
 "hijinks",
 "headquarters",
 "pliers",
 "scissors",
 "testes",
 "herpes",
 "pincers",
 "shears",
 "proceedings",
 "trousers",
 # UNASSIMILATED LATIN 4th DECLENSION
 "cantus",
 "coitus",
 "nexus",
 # RECENT IMPORTS...
 "contretemps",
 "corps",
 "debris",
 "siemens",
 # DISEASES
 "mumps",
 # MISCELLANEOUS OTHERS...
 "diabetes",
 "jackanapes",
 "series",
 "species",
 "subspecies",
 "rabies",
 "chassis",
 "innings",
 "news",
 "mews",
 "haggis",
 ]
 
 pl_sb_uninflected_s_endings = [
 # RECENT IMPORTS...
 "ois",
 # DISEASES
 "measles",
 ]
 
 pl_sb_uninflected_s = pl_sb_uninflected_s_complete + [
 f".*{w}" for w in pl_sb_uninflected_s_endings
 ]
 
 pl_sb_uninflected_herd = (
 # DON'T INFLECT IN CLASSICAL MODE, OTHERWISE NORMAL INFLECTION
 "wildebeest",
 "swine",
 "eland",
 "bison",
 "buffalo",
 "cattle",
 "elk",
 "rhinoceros",
 "zucchini",
 "caribou",
 "dace",
 "grouse",
 "guinea fowl",
 "guinea-fowl",
 "haddock",
 "hake",
 "halibut",
 "herring",
 "mackerel",
 "pickerel",
 "pike",
 "roe",
 "seed",
 "shad",
 "snipe",
 "teal",
 "turbot",
 "water fowl",
 "water-fowl",
 )
 
 pl_sb_uninflected_complete = [
 # SOME FISH AND HERD ANIMALS
 "tuna",
 "salmon",
 "mackerel",
 "trout",
 "bream",
 "sea-bass",
 "sea bass",
 "carp",
 "cod",
 "flounder",
 "whiting",
 "moose",
 # OTHER ODDITIES
 "graffiti",
 "djinn",
 "samuri",
 "offspring",
 "pence",
 "quid",
 "hertz",
 ] + pl_sb_uninflected_s_complete
 # SOME WORDS ENDING IN ...s (OFTEN PAIRS TAKEN AS A WHOLE)
 
 pl_sb_uninflected_caps = [
 # ALL NATIONALS ENDING IN -ese
 "Portuguese",
 "Amoyese",
 "Borghese",
 "Congoese",
 "Faroese",
 "Foochowese",
 "Genevese",
 "Genoese",
 "Gilbertese",
 "Hottentotese",
 "Kiplingese",
 "Kongoese",
 "Lucchese",
 "Maltese",
 "Nankingese",
 "Niasese",
 "Pekingese",
 "Piedmontese",
 "Pistoiese",
 "Sarawakese",
 "Shavese",
 "Vermontese",
 "Wenchowese",
 "Yengeese",
 ]
 
 
 pl_sb_uninflected_endings = [
 # UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
 "butter",
 "cash",
 "furniture",
 "information",
 # SOME FISH AND HERD ANIMALS
 "fish",
 "deer",
 "sheep",
 # ALL NATIONALS ENDING IN -ese
 "nese",
 "rese",
 "lese",
 "mese",
 # DISEASES
 "pox",
 # OTHER ODDITIES
 "craft",
 ] + pl_sb_uninflected_s_endings
 # SOME WORDS ENDING IN ...s (OFTEN PAIRS TAKEN AS A WHOLE)
 
 
 pl_sb_uninflected_bysize = bysize(pl_sb_uninflected_endings)
 
 
 # SINGULAR WORDS ENDING IN ...s (ALL INFLECT WITH ...es)
 
 pl_sb_singular_s_complete = [
 "acropolis",
 "aegis",
 "alias",
 "asbestos",
 "bathos",
 "bias",
 "bronchitis",
 "bursitis",
 "caddis",
 "cannabis",
 "canvas",
 "chaos",
 "cosmos",
 "dais",
 "digitalis",
 "epidermis",
 "ethos",
 "eyas",
 "gas",
 "glottis",
 "hubris",
 "ibis",
 "lens",
 "mantis",
 "marquis",
 "metropolis",
 "pathos",
 "pelvis",
 "polis",
 "rhinoceros",
 "sassafras",
 "trellis",
 ] + pl_sb_C_is_ides_complete
 
 
 pl_sb_singular_s_endings = ["ss", "us"] + pl_sb_C_is_ides_endings
 
 pl_sb_singular_s_bysize = bysize(pl_sb_singular_s_endings)
 
 si_sb_singular_s_complete = [f"{w}es" for w in pl_sb_singular_s_complete]
 si_sb_singular_s_endings = [f"{w}es" for w in pl_sb_singular_s_endings]
 si_sb_singular_s_bysize = bysize(si_sb_singular_s_endings)
 
 pl_sb_singular_s_es = ["[A-Z].*es"]
 
 pl_sb_singular_s = enclose(
 "|".join(
 pl_sb_singular_s_complete
 + [f".*{w}" for w in pl_sb_singular_s_endings]
 + pl_sb_singular_s_es
 )
 )
 
 
 # PLURALS ENDING IN uses -> use
 
 
 si_sb_ois_oi_case = ("Bolshois", "Hanois")
 
 si_sb_uses_use_case = ("Betelgeuses", "Duses", "Meuses", "Syracuses", "Toulouses")
 
 si_sb_uses_use = (
 "abuses",
 "applauses",
 "blouses",
 "carouses",
 "causes",
 "chartreuses",
 "clauses",
 "contuses",
 "douses",
 "excuses",
 "fuses",
 "grouses",
 "hypotenuses",
 "masseuses",
 "menopauses",
 "misuses",
 "muses",
 "overuses",
 "pauses",
 "peruses",
 "profuses",
 "recluses",
 "reuses",
 "ruses",
 "souses",
 "spouses",
 "suffuses",
 "transfuses",
 "uses",
 )
 
 si_sb_ies_ie_case = (
 "Addies",
 "Aggies",
 "Allies",
 "Amies",
 "Angies",
 "Annies",
 "Annmaries",
 "Archies",
 "Arties",
 "Aussies",
 "Barbies",
 "Barries",
 "Basies",
 "Bennies",
 "Bernies",
 "Berties",
 "Bessies",
 "Betties",
 "Billies",
 "Blondies",
 "Bobbies",
 "Bonnies",
 "Bowies",
 "Brandies",
 "Bries",
 "Brownies",
 "Callies",
 "Carnegies",
 "Carries",
 "Cassies",
 "Charlies",
 "Cheries",
 "Christies",
 "Connies",
 "Curies",
 "Dannies",
 "Debbies",
 "Dixies",
 "Dollies",
 "Donnies",
 "Drambuies",
 "Eddies",
 "Effies",
 "Ellies",
 "Elsies",
 "Eries",
 "Ernies",
 "Essies",
 "Eugenies",
 "Fannies",
 "Flossies",
 "Frankies",
 "Freddies",
 "Gillespies",
 "Goldies",
 "Gracies",
 "Guthries",
 "Hallies",
 "Hatties",
 "Hetties",
 "Hollies",
 "Jackies",
 "Jamies",
 "Janies",
 "Jannies",
 "Jeanies",
 "Jeannies",
 "Jennies",
 "Jessies",
 "Jimmies",
 "Jodies",
 "Johnies",
 "Johnnies",
 "Josies",
 "Julies",
 "Kalgoorlies",
 "Kathies",
 "Katies",
 "Kellies",
 "Kewpies",
 "Kristies",
 "Laramies",
 "Lassies",
 "Lauries",
 "Leslies",
 "Lessies",
 "Lillies",
 "Lizzies",
 "Lonnies",
 "Lories",
 "Lorries",
 "Lotties",
 "Louies",
 "Mackenzies",
 "Maggies",
 "Maisies",
 "Mamies",
 "Marcies",
 "Margies",
 "Maries",
 "Marjories",
 "Matties",
 "McKenzies",
 "Melanies",
 "Mickies",
 "Millies",
 "Minnies",
 "Mollies",
 "Mounties",
 "Nannies",
 "Natalies",
 "Nellies",
 "Netties",
 "Ollies",
 "Ozzies",
 "Pearlies",
 "Pottawatomies",
 "Reggies",
 "Richies",
 "Rickies",
 "Robbies",
 "Ronnies",
 "Rosalies",
 "Rosemaries",
 "Rosies",
 "Roxies",
 "Rushdies",
 "Ruthies",
 "Sadies",
 "Sallies",
 "Sammies",
 "Scotties",
 "Selassies",
 "Sherries",
 "Sophies",
 "Stacies",
 "Stefanies",
 "Stephanies",
 "Stevies",
 "Susies",
 "Sylvies",
 "Tammies",
 "Terries",
 "Tessies",
 "Tommies",
 "Tracies",
 "Trekkies",
 "Valaries",
 "Valeries",
 "Valkyries",
 "Vickies",
 "Virgies",
 "Willies",
 "Winnies",
 "Wylies",
 "Yorkies",
 )
 
 si_sb_ies_ie = (
 "aeries",
 "baggies",
 "belies",
 "biggies",
 "birdies",
 "bogies",
 "bonnies",
 "boogies",
 "bookies",
 "bourgeoisies",
 "brownies",
 "budgies",
 "caddies",
 "calories",
 "camaraderies",
 "cockamamies",
 "collies",
 "cookies",
 "coolies",
 "cooties",
 "coteries",
 "crappies",
 "curies",
 "cutesies",
 "dogies",
 "eyries",
 "floozies",
 "footsies",
 "freebies",
 "genies",
 "goalies",
 "groupies",
 "hies",
 "jalousies",
 "junkies",
 "kiddies",
 "laddies",
 "lassies",
 "lies",
 "lingeries",
 "magpies",
 "menageries",
 "mommies",
 "movies",
 "neckties",
 "newbies",
 "nighties",
 "oldies",
 "organdies",
 "overlies",
 "pies",
 "pinkies",
 "pixies",
 "potpies",
 "prairies",
 "quickies",
 "reveries",
 "rookies",
 "rotisseries",
 "softies",
 "sorties",
 "species",
 "stymies",
 "sweeties",
 "ties",
 "underlies",
 "unties",
 "veggies",
 "vies",
 "yuppies",
 "zombies",
 )
 
 
 si_sb_oes_oe_case = (
 "Chloes",
 "Crusoes",
 "Defoes",
 "Faeroes",
 "Ivanhoes",
 "Joes",
 "McEnroes",
 "Moes",
 "Monroes",
 "Noes",
 "Poes",
 "Roscoes",
 "Tahoes",
 "Tippecanoes",
 "Zoes",
 )
 
 si_sb_oes_oe = (
 "aloes",
 "backhoes",
 "canoes",
 "does",
 "floes",
 "foes",
 "hoes",
 "mistletoes",
 "oboes",
 "pekoes",
 "roes",
 "sloes",
 "throes",
 "tiptoes",
 "toes",
 "woes",
 )
 
 si_sb_z_zes = ("quartzes", "topazes")
 
 si_sb_zzes_zz = ("buzzes", "fizzes", "frizzes", "razzes")
 
 si_sb_ches_che_case = (
 "Andromaches",
 "Apaches",
 "Blanches",
 "Comanches",
 "Nietzsches",
 "Porsches",
 "Roches",
 )
 
 si_sb_ches_che = (
 "aches",
 "avalanches",
 "backaches",
 "bellyaches",
 "caches",
 "cloches",
 "creches",
 "douches",
 "earaches",
 "fiches",
 "headaches",
 "heartaches",
 "microfiches",
 "niches",
 "pastiches",
 "psyches",
 "quiches",
 "stomachaches",
 "toothaches",
 "tranches",
 )
 
 si_sb_xes_xe = ("annexes", "axes", "deluxes", "pickaxes")
 
 si_sb_sses_sse_case = ("Hesses", "Jesses", "Larousses", "Matisses")
 si_sb_sses_sse = (
 "bouillabaisses",
 "crevasses",
 "demitasses",
 "impasses",
 "mousses",
 "posses",
 )
 
 si_sb_ves_ve_case = (
 # *[nwl]ives -> [nwl]live
 "Clives",
 "Palmolives",
 )
 si_sb_ves_ve = (
 # *[^d]eaves -> eave
 "interweaves",
 "weaves",
 # *[nwl]ives -> [nwl]live
 "olives",
 # *[eoa]lves -> [eoa]lve
 "bivalves",
 "dissolves",
 "resolves",
 "salves",
 "twelves",
 "valves",
 )
 
 
 plverb_special_s = enclose(
 "|".join(
 [pl_sb_singular_s]
 + pl_sb_uninflected_s
 + list(pl_sb_irregular_s)
 + ["(.*[csx])is", "(.*)ceps", "[A-Z].*s"]
 )
 )
 
 _pl_sb_postfix_adj_defn = (
 ("general", enclose(r"(?!major|lieutenant|brigadier|adjutant|.*star)\S+")),
 ("martial", enclose("court")),
 ("force", enclose("pound")),
 )
 
 pl_sb_postfix_adj: Iterable[str] = (
 enclose(val + f"(?=(?:-|\\s+){key})") for key, val in _pl_sb_postfix_adj_defn
 )
 
 pl_sb_postfix_adj_stems = f"({'|'.join(pl_sb_postfix_adj)})(.*)"
 
 
 # PLURAL WORDS ENDING IS es GO TO SINGULAR is
 
 si_sb_es_is = (
 "amanuenses",
 "amniocenteses",
 "analyses",
 "antitheses",
 "apotheoses",
 "arterioscleroses",
 "atheroscleroses",
 "axes",
 # 'bases', # bases -> basis
 "catalyses",
 "catharses",
 "chasses",
 "cirrhoses",
 "cocces",
 "crises",
 "diagnoses",
 "dialyses",
 "diereses",
 "electrolyses",
 "emphases",
 "exegeses",
 "geneses",
 "halitoses",
 "hydrolyses",
 "hypnoses",
 "hypotheses",
 "hystereses",
 "metamorphoses",
 "metastases",
 "misdiagnoses",
 "mitoses",
 "mononucleoses",
 "narcoses",
 "necroses",
 "nemeses",
 "neuroses",
 "oases",
 "osmoses",
 "osteoporoses",
 "paralyses",
 "parentheses",
 "parthenogeneses",
 "periphrases",
 "photosyntheses",
 "probosces",
 "prognoses",
 "prophylaxes",
 "prostheses",
 "preces",
 "psoriases",
 "psychoanalyses",
 "psychokineses",
 "psychoses",
 "scleroses",
 "scolioses",
 "sepses",
 "silicoses",
 "symbioses",
 "synopses",
 "syntheses",
 "taxes",
 "telekineses",
 "theses",
 "thromboses",
 "tuberculoses",
 "urinalyses",
 )
 
 pl_prep_list = """
 about above across after among around at athwart before behind
 below beneath beside besides between betwixt beyond but by
 during except for from in into near of off on onto out over
 since till to under until unto upon with""".split()
 
 pl_prep_list_da = pl_prep_list + ["de", "du", "da"]
 
 pl_prep_bysize = bysize(pl_prep_list_da)
 
 pl_prep = enclose("|".join(pl_prep_list_da))
 
 pl_sb_prep_dual_compound = rf"(.*?)((?:-|\s+)(?:{pl_prep})(?:-|\s+))a(?:-|\s+)(.*)"
 
 
 singular_pronoun_genders = {
 "neuter",
 "feminine",
 "masculine",
 "gender-neutral",
 "feminine or masculine",
 "masculine or feminine",
 }
 
 pl_pron_nom = {
 # NOMINATIVE    REFLEXIVE
 "i": "we",
 "myself": "ourselves",
 "you": "you",
 "yourself": "yourselves",
 "she": "they",
 "herself": "themselves",
 "he": "they",
 "himself": "themselves",
 "it": "they",
 "itself": "themselves",
 "they": "they",
 "themself": "themselves",
 #   POSSESSIVE
 "mine": "ours",
 "yours": "yours",
 "hers": "theirs",
 "his": "theirs",
 "its": "theirs",
 "theirs": "theirs",
 }
 
 si_pron: Dict[str, Dict[str, Union[str, Dict[str, str]]]] = {
 "nom": {v: k for (k, v) in pl_pron_nom.items()}
 }
 si_pron["nom"]["we"] = "I"
 
 
 pl_pron_acc = {
 # ACCUSATIVE    REFLEXIVE
 "me": "us",
 "myself": "ourselves",
 "you": "you",
 "yourself": "yourselves",
 "her": "them",
 "herself": "themselves",
 "him": "them",
 "himself": "themselves",
 "it": "them",
 "itself": "themselves",
 "them": "them",
 "themself": "themselves",
 }
 
 pl_pron_acc_keys = enclose("|".join(pl_pron_acc))
 pl_pron_acc_keys_bysize = bysize(pl_pron_acc)
 
 si_pron["acc"] = {v: k for (k, v) in pl_pron_acc.items()}
 
 for _thecase, _plur, _gend, _sing in (
 ("nom", "they", "neuter", "it"),
 ("nom", "they", "feminine", "she"),
 ("nom", "they", "masculine", "he"),
 ("nom", "they", "gender-neutral", "they"),
 ("nom", "they", "feminine or masculine", "she or he"),
 ("nom", "they", "masculine or feminine", "he or she"),
 ("nom", "themselves", "neuter", "itself"),
 ("nom", "themselves", "feminine", "herself"),
 ("nom", "themselves", "masculine", "himself"),
 ("nom", "themselves", "gender-neutral", "themself"),
 ("nom", "themselves", "feminine or masculine", "herself or himself"),
 ("nom", "themselves", "masculine or feminine", "himself or herself"),
 ("nom", "theirs", "neuter", "its"),
 ("nom", "theirs", "feminine", "hers"),
 ("nom", "theirs", "masculine", "his"),
 ("nom", "theirs", "gender-neutral", "theirs"),
 ("nom", "theirs", "feminine or masculine", "hers or his"),
 ("nom", "theirs", "masculine or feminine", "his or hers"),
 ("acc", "them", "neuter", "it"),
 ("acc", "them", "feminine", "her"),
 ("acc", "them", "masculine", "him"),
 ("acc", "them", "gender-neutral", "them"),
 ("acc", "them", "feminine or masculine", "her or him"),
 ("acc", "them", "masculine or feminine", "him or her"),
 ("acc", "themselves", "neuter", "itself"),
 ("acc", "themselves", "feminine", "herself"),
 ("acc", "themselves", "masculine", "himself"),
 ("acc", "themselves", "gender-neutral", "themself"),
 ("acc", "themselves", "feminine or masculine", "herself or himself"),
 ("acc", "themselves", "masculine or feminine", "himself or herself"),
 ):
 try:
 si_pron[_thecase][_plur][_gend] = _sing  # type: ignore
 except TypeError:
 si_pron[_thecase][_plur] = {}
 si_pron[_thecase][_plur][_gend] = _sing  # type: ignore
 
 
 si_pron_acc_keys = enclose("|".join(si_pron["acc"]))
 si_pron_acc_keys_bysize = bysize(si_pron["acc"])
 
 
 def get_si_pron(thecase, word, gender) -> str:
 try:
 sing = si_pron[thecase][word]
 except KeyError:
 raise  # not a pronoun
 try:
 return sing[gender]  # has several types due to gender
 except TypeError:
 return cast(str, sing)  # answer independent of gender
 
 
 # These dictionaries group verbs by first, second and third person
 # conjugations.
 
 plverb_irregular_pres = {
 "am": "are",
 "are": "are",
 "is": "are",
 "was": "were",
 "were": "were",
 "have": "have",
 "has": "have",
 "do": "do",
 "does": "do",
 }
 
 plverb_ambiguous_pres = {
 "act": "act",
 "acts": "act",
 "blame": "blame",
 "blames": "blame",
 "can": "can",
 "must": "must",
 "fly": "fly",
 "flies": "fly",
 "copy": "copy",
 "copies": "copy",
 "drink": "drink",
 "drinks": "drink",
 "fight": "fight",
 "fights": "fight",
 "fire": "fire",
 "fires": "fire",
 "like": "like",
 "likes": "like",
 "look": "look",
 "looks": "look",
 "make": "make",
 "makes": "make",
 "reach": "reach",
 "reaches": "reach",
 "run": "run",
 "runs": "run",
 "sink": "sink",
 "sinks": "sink",
 "sleep": "sleep",
 "sleeps": "sleep",
 "view": "view",
 "views": "view",
 }
 
 plverb_ambiguous_pres_keys = re.compile(
 rf"^({enclose('|'.join(plverb_ambiguous_pres))})((\s.*)?)$", re.IGNORECASE
 )
 
 
 plverb_irregular_non_pres = (
 "did",
 "had",
 "ate",
 "made",
 "put",
 "spent",
 "fought",
 "sank",
 "gave",
 "sought",
 "shall",
 "could",
 "ought",
 "should",
 )
 
 plverb_ambiguous_non_pres = re.compile(
 r"^((?:thought|saw|bent|will|might|cut))((\s.*)?)$", re.IGNORECASE
 )
 
 # "..oes" -> "..oe" (the rest are "..oes" -> "o")
 
 pl_v_oes_oe = ("canoes", "floes", "oboes", "roes", "throes", "woes")
 pl_v_oes_oe_endings_size4 = ("hoes", "toes")
 pl_v_oes_oe_endings_size5 = ("shoes",)
 
 
 pl_count_zero = ("0", "no", "zero", "nil")
 
 
 pl_count_one = ("1", "a", "an", "one", "each", "every", "this", "that")
 
 pl_adj_special = {"a": "some", "an": "some", "this": "these", "that": "those"}
 
 pl_adj_special_keys = re.compile(
 rf"^({enclose('|'.join(pl_adj_special))})$", re.IGNORECASE
 )
 
 pl_adj_poss = {
 "my": "our",
 "your": "your",
 "its": "their",
 "her": "their",
 "his": "their",
 "their": "their",
 }
 
 pl_adj_poss_keys = re.compile(rf"^({enclose('|'.join(pl_adj_poss))})$", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 
 # 2. INDEFINITE ARTICLES
 
 # THIS PATTERN MATCHES STRINGS OF CAPITALS STARTING WITH A "VOWEL-SOUND"
 # CONSONANT FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER CONSONANT, AND WHICH ARE NOT LIKELY
 # TO BE REAL WORDS (OH, ALL RIGHT THEN, IT'S JUST MAGIC!)
 
 A_abbrev = re.compile(
 r"""
 ^(?! FJO | [HLMNS]Y.  | RY[EO] | SQU
 | ( F[LR]? | [HL] | MN? | N | RH? | S[CHKLMNPTVW]? | X(YL)?) [AEIOU])
 [FHLMNRSX][A-Z]
 """,
 re.VERBOSE,
 )
 
 # THIS PATTERN CODES THE BEGINNINGS OF ALL ENGLISH WORDS BEGINING WITH A
 # 'y' FOLLOWED BY A CONSONANT. ANY OTHER Y-CONSONANT PREFIX THEREFORE
 # IMPLIES AN ABBREVIATION.
 
 A_y_cons = re.compile(r"^(y(b[lor]|cl[ea]|fere|gg|p[ios]|rou|tt))", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 # EXCEPTIONS TO EXCEPTIONS
 
 A_explicit_a = re.compile(r"^((?:unabomber|unanimous|US))", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 A_explicit_an = re.compile(
 r"^((?:euler|hour(?!i)|heir|honest|hono[ur]|mpeg))", re.IGNORECASE
 )
 
 A_ordinal_an = re.compile(r"^([aefhilmnorsx]-?th)", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 A_ordinal_a = re.compile(r"^([bcdgjkpqtuvwyz]-?th)", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 
 # NUMERICAL INFLECTIONS
 
 nth = {
 0: "th",
 1: "st",
 2: "nd",
 3: "rd",
 4: "th",
 5: "th",
 6: "th",
 7: "th",
 8: "th",
 9: "th",
 11: "th",
 12: "th",
 13: "th",
 }
 nth_suff = set(nth.values())
 
 ordinal = dict(
 ty="tieth",
 one="first",
 two="second",
 three="third",
 five="fifth",
 eight="eighth",
 nine="ninth",
 twelve="twelfth",
 )
 
 ordinal_suff = re.compile(rf"({'|'.join(ordinal)})\Z")
 
 
 # NUMBERS
 
 unit = ["", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine"]
 teen = [
 "ten",
 "eleven",
 "twelve",
 "thirteen",
 "fourteen",
 "fifteen",
 "sixteen",
 "seventeen",
 "eighteen",
 "nineteen",
 ]
 ten = [
 "",
 "",
 "twenty",
 "thirty",
 "forty",
 "fifty",
 "sixty",
 "seventy",
 "eighty",
 "ninety",
 ]
 mill = [
 " ",
 " thousand",
 " million",
 " billion",
 " trillion",
 " quadrillion",
 " quintillion",
 " sextillion",
 " septillion",
 " octillion",
 " nonillion",
 " decillion",
 ]
 
 
 # SUPPORT CLASSICAL PLURALIZATIONS
 
 def_classical = dict(
 all=False, zero=False, herd=False, names=True, persons=False, ancient=False
 )
 
 all_classical = {k: True for k in def_classical}
 no_classical = {k: False for k in def_classical}
 
 
 # Maps strings to built-in constant types
 string_to_constant = {"True": True, "False": False, "None": None}
 
 
 # Pre-compiled regular expression objects
 DOLLAR_DIGITS = re.compile(r"\$(\d+)")
 FUNCTION_CALL = re.compile(r"((\w+)\([^)]*\)*)", re.IGNORECASE)
 PARTITION_WORD = re.compile(r"\A(\s*)(.+?)(\s*)\Z")
 PL_SB_POSTFIX_ADJ_STEMS_RE = re.compile(
 rf"^(?:{pl_sb_postfix_adj_stems})$", re.IGNORECASE
 )
 PL_SB_PREP_DUAL_COMPOUND_RE = re.compile(
 rf"^(?:{pl_sb_prep_dual_compound})$", re.IGNORECASE
 )
 DENOMINATOR = re.compile(r"(?P<denominator>.+)( (per|a) .+)")
 PLVERB_SPECIAL_S_RE = re.compile(rf"^({plverb_special_s})$")
 WHITESPACE = re.compile(r"\s")
 ENDS_WITH_S = re.compile(r"^(.*[^s])s$", re.IGNORECASE)
 ENDS_WITH_APOSTROPHE_S = re.compile(r"^(.*)'s?$")
 INDEFINITE_ARTICLE_TEST = re.compile(r"\A(\s*)(?:an?\s+)?(.+?)(\s*)\Z", re.IGNORECASE)
 SPECIAL_AN = re.compile(r"^[aefhilmnorsx]$", re.IGNORECASE)
 SPECIAL_A = re.compile(r"^[bcdgjkpqtuvwyz]$", re.IGNORECASE)
 SPECIAL_ABBREV_AN = re.compile(r"^[aefhilmnorsx][.-]", re.IGNORECASE)
 SPECIAL_ABBREV_A = re.compile(r"^[a-z][.-]", re.IGNORECASE)
 CONSONANTS = re.compile(r"^[^aeiouy]", re.IGNORECASE)
 ARTICLE_SPECIAL_EU = re.compile(r"^e[uw]", re.IGNORECASE)
 ARTICLE_SPECIAL_ONCE = re.compile(r"^onc?e\b", re.IGNORECASE)
 ARTICLE_SPECIAL_ONETIME = re.compile(r"^onetime\b", re.IGNORECASE)
 ARTICLE_SPECIAL_UNIT = re.compile(r"^uni([^nmd]|mo)", re.IGNORECASE)
 ARTICLE_SPECIAL_UBA = re.compile(r"^u[bcfghjkqrst][aeiou]", re.IGNORECASE)
 ARTICLE_SPECIAL_UKR = re.compile(r"^ukr", re.IGNORECASE)
 SPECIAL_CAPITALS = re.compile(r"^U[NK][AIEO]?")
 VOWELS = re.compile(r"^[aeiou]", re.IGNORECASE)
 
 DIGIT_GROUP = re.compile(r"(\d)")
 TWO_DIGITS = re.compile(r"(\d)(\d)")
 THREE_DIGITS = re.compile(r"(\d)(\d)(\d)")
 THREE_DIGITS_WORD = re.compile(r"(\d)(\d)(\d)(?=\D*\Z)")
 TWO_DIGITS_WORD = re.compile(r"(\d)(\d)(?=\D*\Z)")
 ONE_DIGIT_WORD = re.compile(r"(\d)(?=\D*\Z)")
 
 FOUR_DIGIT_COMMA = re.compile(r"(\d)(\d{3}(?:,|\Z))")
 NON_DIGIT = re.compile(r"\D")
 WHITESPACES_COMMA = re.compile(r"\s+,")
 COMMA_WORD = re.compile(r", (\S+)\s+\Z")
 WHITESPACES = re.compile(r"\s+")
 
 
 PRESENT_PARTICIPLE_REPLACEMENTS = (
 (re.compile(r"ie$"), r"y"),
 (
 re.compile(r"ue$"),
 r"u",
 ),  # TODO: isn't ue$ -> u encompassed in the following rule?
 (re.compile(r"([auy])e$"), r"\g<1>"),
 (re.compile(r"ski$"), r"ski"),
 (re.compile(r"[^b]i$"), r""),
 (re.compile(r"^(are|were)$"), r"be"),
 (re.compile(r"^(had)$"), r"hav"),
 (re.compile(r"^(hoe)$"), r"\g<1>"),
 (re.compile(r"([^e])e$"), r"\g<1>"),
 (re.compile(r"er$"), r"er"),
 (re.compile(r"([^aeiou][aeiouy]([bdgmnprst]))$"), r"\g<1>\g<2>"),
 )
 
 DIGIT = re.compile(r"\d")
 
 
 class Words(str):
 lowered: str
 split_: List[str]
 first: str
 last: str
 
 def __init__(self, orig) -> None:
 self.lowered = self.lower()
 self.split_ = self.split()
 self.first = self.split_[0]
 self.last = self.split_[-1]
 
 
 Falsish = Any  # ideally, falsish would only validate on bool(value) is False
 
 
 _STATIC_TYPE_CHECKING = TYPE_CHECKING
 # ^-- Workaround for typeguard AST manipulation:
 #     https://github.com/agronholm/typeguard/issues/353#issuecomment-1556306554
 
 if _STATIC_TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
 Word = Annotated[str, "String with at least 1 character"]
 else:
 
 class _WordMeta(type):  # Too dynamic to be supported by mypy...
 def __instancecheck__(self, instance: Any) -> bool:
 return isinstance(instance, str) and len(instance) >= 1
 
 class Word(metaclass=_WordMeta):  # type: ignore[no-redef]
 """String with at least 1 character"""
 
 
 class engine:
 def __init__(self) -> None:
 self.classical_dict = def_classical.copy()
 self.persistent_count: Optional[int] = None
 self.mill_count = 0
 self.pl_sb_user_defined: List[Optional[Word]] = []
 self.pl_v_user_defined: List[Optional[Word]] = []
 self.pl_adj_user_defined: List[Optional[Word]] = []
 self.si_sb_user_defined: List[Optional[Word]] = []
 self.A_a_user_defined: List[Optional[Word]] = []
 self.thegender = "neuter"
 self.__number_args: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
 
 @property
 def _number_args(self):
 return cast(Dict[str, str], self.__number_args)
 
 @_number_args.setter
 def _number_args(self, val):
 self.__number_args = val
 
 @typechecked
 def defnoun(self, singular: Optional[Word], plural: Optional[Word]) -> int:
 """
 Set the noun plural of singular to plural.
 
 """
 self.checkpat(singular)
 self.checkpatplural(plural)
 self.pl_sb_user_defined.extend((singular, plural))
 self.si_sb_user_defined.extend((plural, singular))
 return 1
 
 @typechecked
 def defverb(
 self,
 s1: Optional[Word],
 p1: Optional[Word],
 s2: Optional[Word],
 p2: Optional[Word],
 s3: Optional[Word],
 p3: Optional[Word],
 ) -> int:
 """
 Set the verb plurals for s1, s2 and s3 to p1, p2 and p3 respectively.
 
 Where 1, 2 and 3 represent the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person forms of the verb.
 
 """
 self.checkpat(s1)
 self.checkpat(s2)
 self.checkpat(s3)
 self.checkpatplural(p1)
 self.checkpatplural(p2)
 self.checkpatplural(p3)
 self.pl_v_user_defined.extend((s1, p1, s2, p2, s3, p3))
 return 1
 
 @typechecked
 def defadj(self, singular: Optional[Word], plural: Optional[Word]) -> int:
 """
 Set the adjective plural of singular to plural.
 
 """
 self.checkpat(singular)
 self.checkpatplural(plural)
 self.pl_adj_user_defined.extend((singular, plural))
 return 1
 
 @typechecked
 def defa(self, pattern: Optional[Word]) -> int:
 """
 Define the indefinite article as 'a' for words matching pattern.
 
 """
 self.checkpat(pattern)
 self.A_a_user_defined.extend((pattern, "a"))
 return 1
 
 @typechecked
 def defan(self, pattern: Optional[Word]) -> int:
 """
 Define the indefinite article as 'an' for words matching pattern.
 
 """
 self.checkpat(pattern)
 self.A_a_user_defined.extend((pattern, "an"))
 return 1
 
 def checkpat(self, pattern: Optional[Word]) -> None:
 """
 check for errors in a regex pattern
 """
 if pattern is None:
 return
 try:
 re.match(pattern, "")
 except re.error as err:
 raise BadUserDefinedPatternError(pattern) from err
 
 def checkpatplural(self, pattern: Optional[Word]) -> None:
 """
 check for errors in a regex replace pattern
 """
 return
 
 @typechecked
 def ud_match(self, word: Word, wordlist: Sequence[Optional[Word]]) -> Optional[str]:
 for i in range(len(wordlist) - 2, -2, -2):  # backwards through even elements
 mo = re.search(rf"^{wordlist[i]}$", word, re.IGNORECASE)
 if mo:
 if wordlist[i + 1] is None:
 return None
 pl = DOLLAR_DIGITS.sub(
 r"\\1", cast(Word, wordlist[i + 1])
 )  # change $n to \n for expand
 return mo.expand(pl)
 return None
 
 def classical(self, **kwargs) -> None:
 """
 turn classical mode on and off for various categories
 
 turn on all classical modes:
 classical()
 classical(all=True)
 
 turn on or off specific claassical modes:
 e.g.
 classical(herd=True)
 classical(names=False)
 
 By default all classical modes are off except names.
 
 unknown value in args or key in kwargs raises
 exception: UnknownClasicalModeError
 
 """
 if not kwargs:
 self.classical_dict = all_classical.copy()
 return
 if "all" in kwargs:
 if kwargs["all"]:
 self.classical_dict = all_classical.copy()
 else:
 self.classical_dict = no_classical.copy()
 
 for k, v in kwargs.items():
 if k in def_classical:
 self.classical_dict[k] = v
 else:
 raise UnknownClassicalModeError
 
 def num(
 self, count: Optional[int] = None, show: Optional[int] = None
 ) -> str:  # (;$count,$show)
 """
 Set the number to be used in other method calls.
 
 Returns count.
 
 Set show to False to return '' instead.
 
 """
 if count is not None:
 try:
 self.persistent_count = int(count)
 except ValueError as err:
 raise BadNumValueError from err
 if (show is None) or show:
 return str(count)
 else:
 self.persistent_count = None
 return ""
 
 def gender(self, gender: str) -> None:
 """
 set the gender for the singular of plural pronouns
 
 can be one of:
 'neuter'                ('they' -> 'it')
 'feminine'              ('they' -> 'she')
 'masculine'             ('they' -> 'he')
 'gender-neutral'        ('they' -> 'they')
 'feminine or masculine' ('they' -> 'she or he')
 'masculine or feminine' ('they' -> 'he or she')
 """
 if gender in singular_pronoun_genders:
 self.thegender = gender
 else:
 raise BadGenderError
 
 def _get_value_from_ast(self, obj):
 """
 Return the value of the ast object.
 """
 if isinstance(obj, ast.Num):
 return obj.n
 elif isinstance(obj, ast.Str):
 return obj.s
 elif isinstance(obj, ast.List):
 return [self._get_value_from_ast(e) for e in obj.elts]
 elif isinstance(obj, ast.Tuple):
 return tuple([self._get_value_from_ast(e) for e in obj.elts])
 
 # None, True and False are NameConstants in Py3.4 and above.
 elif isinstance(obj, ast.NameConstant):
 return obj.value
 
 # Probably passed a variable name.
 # Or passed a single word without wrapping it in quotes as an argument
 # ex: p.inflect("I plural(see)") instead of p.inflect("I plural('see')")
 raise NameError(f"name '{obj.id}' is not defined")
 
 def _string_to_substitute(
 self, mo: Match, methods_dict: Dict[str, Callable]
 ) -> str:
 """
 Return the string to be substituted for the match.
 """
 matched_text, f_name = mo.groups()
 # matched_text is the complete match string. e.g. plural_noun(cat)
 # f_name is the function name. e.g. plural_noun
 
 # Return matched_text if function name is not in methods_dict
 if f_name not in methods_dict:
 return matched_text
 
 # Parse the matched text
 a_tree = ast.parse(matched_text)
 
 # get the args and kwargs from ast objects
 args_list = [
 self._get_value_from_ast(a)
 for a in a_tree.body[0].value.args  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 ]
 kwargs_list = {
 kw.arg: self._get_value_from_ast(kw.value)
 for kw in a_tree.body[0].value.keywords  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 }
 
 # Call the corresponding function
 return methods_dict[f_name](*args_list, **kwargs_list)
 
 # 0. PERFORM GENERAL INFLECTIONS IN A STRING
 
 @typechecked
 def inflect(self, text: Word) -> str:
 """
 Perform inflections in a string.
 
 e.g. inflect('The plural of cat is plural(cat)') returns
 'The plural of cat is cats'
 
 can use plural, plural_noun, plural_verb, plural_adj,
 singular_noun, a, an, no, ordinal, number_to_words,
 and prespart
 
 """
 save_persistent_count = self.persistent_count
 
 # Dictionary of allowed methods
 methods_dict: Dict[str, Callable] = {
 "plural": self.plural,
 "plural_adj": self.plural_adj,
 "plural_noun": self.plural_noun,
 "plural_verb": self.plural_verb,
 "singular_noun": self.singular_noun,
 "a": self.a,
 "an": self.a,
 "no": self.no,
 "ordinal": self.ordinal,
 "number_to_words": self.number_to_words,
 "present_participle": self.present_participle,
 "num": self.num,
 }
 
 # Regular expression to find Python's function call syntax
 output = FUNCTION_CALL.sub(
 lambda mo: self._string_to_substitute(mo, methods_dict), text
 )
 self.persistent_count = save_persistent_count
 return output
 
 # ## PLURAL SUBROUTINES
 
 def postprocess(self, orig: str, inflected) -> str:
 inflected = str(inflected)
 if "|" in inflected:
 word_options = inflected.split("|")
 # When two parts of a noun need to be pluralized
 if len(word_options[0].split(" ")) == len(word_options[1].split(" ")):
 result = inflected.split("|")[self.classical_dict["all"]].split(" ")
 # When only the last part of the noun needs to be pluralized
 else:
 result = inflected.split(" ")
 for index, word in enumerate(result):
 if "|" in word:
 result[index] = word.split("|")[self.classical_dict["all"]]
 else:
 result = inflected.split(" ")
 
 # Try to fix word wise capitalization
 for index, word in enumerate(orig.split(" ")):
 if word == "I":
 # Is this the only word for exceptions like this
 # Where the original is fully capitalized
 # without 'meaning' capitalization?
 # Also this fails to handle a capitalizaion in context
 continue
 if word.capitalize() == word:
 result[index] = result[index].capitalize()
 if word == word.upper():
 result[index] = result[index].upper()
 return " ".join(result)
 
 def partition_word(self, text: str) -> Tuple[str, str, str]:
 mo = PARTITION_WORD.search(text)
 if mo:
 return mo.group(1), mo.group(2), mo.group(3)
 else:
 return "", "", ""
 
 @typechecked
 def plural(self, text: Word, count: Optional[Union[str, int, Any]] = None) -> str:
 """
 Return the plural of text.
 
 If count supplied, then return text if count is one of:
 1, a, an, one, each, every, this, that
 
 otherwise return the plural.
 
 Whitespace at the start and end is preserved.
 
 """
 pre, word, post = self.partition_word(text)
 if not word:
 return text
 plural = self.postprocess(
 word,
 self._pl_special_adjective(word, count)
 or self._pl_special_verb(word, count)
 or self._plnoun(word, count),
 )
 return f"{pre}{plural}{post}"
 
 @typechecked
 def plural_noun(
 self, text: Word, count: Optional[Union[str, int, Any]] = None
 ) -> str:
 """
 Return the plural of text, where text is a noun.
 
 If count supplied, then return text if count is one of:
 1, a, an, one, each, every, this, that
 
 otherwise return the plural.
 
 Whitespace at the start and end is preserved.
 
 """
 pre, word, post = self.partition_word(text)
 if not word:
 return text
 plural = self.postprocess(word, self._plnoun(word, count))
 return f"{pre}{plural}{post}"
 
 @typechecked
 def plural_verb(
 self, text: Word, count: Optional[Union[str, int, Any]] = None
 ) -> str:
 """
 Return the plural of text, where text is a verb.
 
 If count supplied, then return text if count is one of:
 1, a, an, one, each, every, this, that
 
 otherwise return the plural.
 
 Whitespace at the start and end is preserved.
 
 """
 pre, word, post = self.partition_word(text)
 if not word:
 return text
 plural = self.postprocess(
 word,
 self._pl_special_verb(word, count) or self._pl_general_verb(word, count),
 )
 return f"{pre}{plural}{post}"
 
 @typechecked
 def plural_adj(
 self, text: Word, count: Optional[Union[str, int, Any]] = None
 ) -> str:
 """
 Return the plural of text, where text is an adjective.
 
 If count supplied, then return text if count is one of:
 1, a, an, one, each, every, this, that
 
 otherwise return the plural.
 
 Whitespace at the start and end is preserved.
 
 """
 pre, word, post = self.partition_word(text)
 if not word:
 return text
 plural = self.postprocess(word, self._pl_special_adjective(word, count) or word)
 return f"{pre}{plural}{post}"
 
 @typechecked
 def compare(self, word1: Word, word2: Word) -> Union[str, bool]:
 """
 compare word1 and word2 for equality regardless of plurality
 
 return values:
 eq - the strings are equal
 p:s - word1 is the plural of word2
 s:p - word2 is the plural of word1
 p:p - word1 and word2 are two different plural forms of the one word
 False - otherwise
 
 >>> compare = engine().compare
 >>> compare("egg", "eggs")
 's:p'
 >>> compare('egg', 'egg')
 'eq'
 
 Words should not be empty.
 
 >>> compare('egg', '')
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
 typeguard.TypeCheckError:...is not an instance of inflect.Word
 """
 norms = self.plural_noun, self.plural_verb, self.plural_adj
 results = (self._plequal(word1, word2, norm) for norm in norms)
 return next(filter(None, results), False)
 
 @typechecked
 def compare_nouns(self, word1: Word, word2: Word) -> Union[str, bool]:
 """
 compare word1 and word2 for equality regardless of plurality
 word1 and word2 are to be treated as nouns
 
 return values:
 eq - the strings are equal
 p:s - word1 is the plural of word2
 s:p - word2 is the plural of word1
 p:p - word1 and word2 are two different plural forms of the one word
 False - otherwise
 
 """
 return self._plequal(word1, word2, self.plural_noun)
 
 @typechecked
 def compare_verbs(self, word1: Word, word2: Word) -> Union[str, bool]:
 """
 compare word1 and word2 for equality regardless of plurality
 word1 and word2 are to be treated as verbs
 
 return values:
 eq - the strings are equal
 p:s - word1 is the plural of word2
 s:p - word2 is the plural of word1
 p:p - word1 and word2 are two different plural forms of the one word
 False - otherwise
 
 """
 return self._plequal(word1, word2, self.plural_verb)
 
 @typechecked
 def compare_adjs(self, word1: Word, word2: Word) -> Union[str, bool]:
 """
 compare word1 and word2 for equality regardless of plurality
 word1 and word2 are to be treated as adjectives
 
 return values:
 eq - the strings are equal
 p:s - word1 is the plural of word2
 s:p - word2 is the plural of word1
 p:p - word1 and word2 are two different plural forms of the one word
 False - otherwise
 
 """
 return self._plequal(word1, word2, self.plural_adj)
 
 @typechecked
 def singular_noun(
 self,
 text: Word,
 count: Optional[Union[int, str, Any]] = None,
 gender: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> Union[str, Literal[False]]:
 """
 Return the singular of text, where text is a plural noun.
 
 If count supplied, then return the singular if count is one of:
 1, a, an, one, each, every, this, that or if count is None
 
 otherwise return text unchanged.
 
 Whitespace at the start and end is preserved.
 
 >>> p = engine()
 >>> p.singular_noun('horses')
 'horse'
 >>> p.singular_noun('knights')
 'knight'
 
 Returns False when a singular noun is passed.
 
 >>> p.singular_noun('horse')
 False
 >>> p.singular_noun('knight')
 False
 >>> p.singular_noun('soldier')
 False
 
 """
 pre, word, post = self.partition_word(text)
 if not word:
 return text
 sing = self._sinoun(word, count=count, gender=gender)
 if sing is not False:
 plural = self.postprocess(word, sing)
 return f"{pre}{plural}{post}"
 return False
 
 def _plequal(self, word1: str, word2: str, pl) -> Union[str, bool]:  # noqa: C901
 classval = self.classical_dict.copy()
 self.classical_dict = all_classical.copy()
 if word1 == word2:
 return "eq"
 if word1 == pl(word2):
 return "p:s"
 if pl(word1) == word2:
 return "s:p"
 self.classical_dict = no_classical.copy()
 if word1 == pl(word2):
 return "p:s"
 if pl(word1) == word2:
 return "s:p"
 self.classical_dict = classval.copy()
 
 if pl == self.plural or pl == self.plural_noun:
 if self._pl_check_plurals_N(word1, word2):
 return "p:p"
 if self._pl_check_plurals_N(word2, word1):
 return "p:p"
 if pl == self.plural or pl == self.plural_adj:
 if self._pl_check_plurals_adj(word1, word2):
 return "p:p"
 return False
 
 def _pl_reg_plurals(self, pair: str, stems: str, end1: str, end2: str) -> bool:
 pattern = rf"({stems})({end1}\|\1{end2}|{end2}\|\1{end1})"
 return bool(re.search(pattern, pair))
 
 def _pl_check_plurals_N(self, word1: str, word2: str) -> bool:
 stem_endings = (
 (pl_sb_C_a_ata, "as", "ata"),
 (pl_sb_C_is_ides, "is", "ides"),
 (pl_sb_C_a_ae, "s", "e"),
 (pl_sb_C_en_ina, "ens", "ina"),
 (pl_sb_C_um_a, "ums", "a"),
 (pl_sb_C_us_i, "uses", "i"),
 (pl_sb_C_on_a, "ons", "a"),
 (pl_sb_C_o_i_stems, "os", "i"),
 (pl_sb_C_ex_ices, "exes", "ices"),
 (pl_sb_C_ix_ices, "ixes", "ices"),
 (pl_sb_C_i, "s", "i"),
 (pl_sb_C_im, "s", "im"),
 (".*eau", "s", "x"),
 (".*ieu", "s", "x"),
 (".*tri", "xes", "ces"),
 (".{2,}[yia]n", "xes", "ges"),
 )
 
 words = map(Words, (word1, word2))
 pair = "|".join(word.last for word in words)
 
 return (
 pair in pl_sb_irregular_s.values()
 or pair in pl_sb_irregular.values()
 or pair in pl_sb_irregular_caps.values()
 or any(
 self._pl_reg_plurals(pair, stems, end1, end2)
 for stems, end1, end2 in stem_endings
 )
 )
 
 def _pl_check_plurals_adj(self, word1: str, word2: str) -> bool:
 word1a = word1[: word1.rfind("'")] if word1.endswith(("'s", "'")) else ""
 word2a = word2[: word2.rfind("'")] if word2.endswith(("'s", "'")) else ""
 
 return (
 bool(word1a)
 and bool(word2a)
 and (
 self._pl_check_plurals_N(word1a, word2a)
 or self._pl_check_plurals_N(word2a, word1a)
 )
 )
 
 def get_count(self, count: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None) -> Union[str, int]:
 if count is None and self.persistent_count is not None:
 count = self.persistent_count
 
 if count is not None:
 count = (
 1
 if (
 (str(count) in pl_count_one)
 or (
 self.classical_dict["zero"]
 and str(count).lower() in pl_count_zero
 )
 )
 else 2
 )
 else:
 count = ""
 return count
 
 # @profile
 def _plnoun(  # noqa: C901
 self, word: str, count: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None
 ) -> str:
 count = self.get_count(count)
 
 # DEFAULT TO PLURAL
 
 if count == 1:
 return word
 
 # HANDLE USER-DEFINED NOUNS
 
 value = self.ud_match(word, self.pl_sb_user_defined)
 if value is not None:
 return value
 
 # HANDLE EMPTY WORD, SINGULAR COUNT AND UNINFLECTED PLURALS
 
 if word == "":
 return word
 
 word = Words(word)
 
 if word.last.lower() in pl_sb_uninflected_complete:
 if len(word.split_) >= 3:
 return self._handle_long_compounds(word, count=2) or word
 return word
 
 if word in pl_sb_uninflected_caps:
 return word
 
 for k, v in pl_sb_uninflected_bysize.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word
 
 if self.classical_dict["herd"] and word.last.lower() in pl_sb_uninflected_herd:
 return word
 
 # HANDLE COMPOUNDS ("Governor General", "mother-in-law", "aide-de-camp", ETC.)
 
 mo = PL_SB_POSTFIX_ADJ_STEMS_RE.search(word)
 if mo and mo.group(2) != "":
 return f"{self._plnoun(mo.group(1), 2)}{mo.group(2)}"
 
 if " a " in word.lowered or "-a-" in word.lowered:
 mo = PL_SB_PREP_DUAL_COMPOUND_RE.search(word)
 if mo and mo.group(2) != "" and mo.group(3) != "":
 return (
 f"{self._plnoun(mo.group(1), 2)}"
 f"{mo.group(2)}"
 f"{self._plnoun(mo.group(3))}"
 )
 
 if len(word.split_) >= 3:
 handled_words = self._handle_long_compounds(word, count=2)
 if handled_words is not None:
 return handled_words
 
 # only pluralize denominators in units
 mo = DENOMINATOR.search(word.lowered)
 if mo:
 index = len(mo.group("denominator"))
 return f"{self._plnoun(word[:index])}{word[index:]}"
 
 # handle units given in degrees (only accept if
 # there is no more than one word following)
 # degree Celsius => degrees Celsius but degree
 # fahrenheit hour => degree fahrenheit hours
 if len(word.split_) >= 2 and word.split_[-2] == "degree":
 return " ".join([self._plnoun(word.first)] + word.split_[1:])
 
 with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
 return self._handle_prepositional_phrase(
 word.lowered,
 functools.partial(self._plnoun, count=2),
 '-',
 )
 
 # HANDLE PRONOUNS
 
 for k, v in pl_pron_acc_keys_bysize.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:  # ends with accusative pronoun
 for pk, pv in pl_prep_bysize.items():
 if word.lowered[:pk] in pv:  # starts with a prep
 if word.lowered.split() == [
 word.lowered[:pk],
 word.lowered[-k:],
 ]:
 # only whitespace in between
 return word.lowered[:-k] + pl_pron_acc[word.lowered[-k:]]
 
 try:
 return pl_pron_nom[word.lowered]
 except KeyError:
 pass
 
 try:
 return pl_pron_acc[word.lowered]
 except KeyError:
 pass
 
 # HANDLE ISOLATED IRREGULAR PLURALS
 
 if word.last in pl_sb_irregular_caps:
 llen = len(word.last)
 return f"{word[:-llen]}{pl_sb_irregular_caps[word.last]}"
 
 lowered_last = word.last.lower()
 if lowered_last in pl_sb_irregular:
 llen = len(lowered_last)
 return f"{word[:-llen]}{pl_sb_irregular[lowered_last]}"
 
 dash_split = word.lowered.split('-')
 if (" ".join(dash_split[-2:])).lower() in pl_sb_irregular_compound:
 llen = len(
 " ".join(dash_split[-2:])
 )  # TODO: what if 2 spaces between these words?
 return (
 f"{word[:-llen]}"
 f"{pl_sb_irregular_compound[(' '.join(dash_split[-2:])).lower()]}"
 )
 
 if word.lowered[-3:] == "quy":
 return f"{word[:-1]}ies"
 
 if word.lowered[-6:] == "person":
 if self.classical_dict["persons"]:
 return f"{word}s"
 else:
 return f"{word[:-4]}ople"
 
 # HANDLE FAMILIES OF IRREGULAR PLURALS
 
 if word.lowered[-3:] == "man":
 for k, v in pl_sb_U_man_mans_bysize.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return f"{word}s"
 for k, v in pl_sb_U_man_mans_caps_bysize.items():
 if word[-k:] in v:
 return f"{word}s"
 return f"{word[:-3]}men"
 if word.lowered[-5:] == "mouse":
 return f"{word[:-5]}mice"
 if word.lowered[-5:] == "louse":
 v = pl_sb_U_louse_lice_bysize.get(len(word))
 if v and word.lowered in v:
 return f"{word[:-5]}lice"
 return f"{word}s"
 if word.lowered[-5:] == "goose":
 return f"{word[:-5]}geese"
 if word.lowered[-5:] == "tooth":
 return f"{word[:-5]}teeth"
 if word.lowered[-4:] == "foot":
 return f"{word[:-4]}feet"
 if word.lowered[-4:] == "taco":
 return f"{word[:-5]}tacos"
 
 if word.lowered == "die":
 return "dice"
 
 # HANDLE UNASSIMILATED IMPORTS
 
 if word.lowered[-4:] == "ceps":
 return word
 if word.lowered[-4:] == "zoon":
 return f"{word[:-2]}a"
 if word.lowered[-3:] in ("cis", "sis", "xis"):
 return f"{word[:-2]}es"
 
 for lastlet, d, numend, post in (
 ("h", pl_sb_U_ch_chs_bysize, None, "s"),
 ("x", pl_sb_U_ex_ices_bysize, -2, "ices"),
 ("x", pl_sb_U_ix_ices_bysize, -2, "ices"),
 ("m", pl_sb_U_um_a_bysize, -2, "a"),
 ("s", pl_sb_U_us_i_bysize, -2, "i"),
 ("n", pl_sb_U_on_a_bysize, -2, "a"),
 ("a", pl_sb_U_a_ae_bysize, None, "e"),
 ):
 if word.lowered[-1] == lastlet:  # this test to add speed
 for k, v in d.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word[:numend] + post
 
 # HANDLE INCOMPLETELY ASSIMILATED IMPORTS
 
 if self.classical_dict["ancient"]:
 if word.lowered[-4:] == "trix":
 return f"{word[:-1]}ces"
 if word.lowered[-3:] in ("eau", "ieu"):
 return f"{word}x"
 if word.lowered[-3:] in ("ynx", "inx", "anx") and len(word) > 4:
 return f"{word[:-1]}ges"
 
 for lastlet, d, numend, post in (
 ("n", pl_sb_C_en_ina_bysize, -2, "ina"),
 ("x", pl_sb_C_ex_ices_bysize, -2, "ices"),
 ("x", pl_sb_C_ix_ices_bysize, -2, "ices"),
 ("m", pl_sb_C_um_a_bysize, -2, "a"),
 ("s", pl_sb_C_us_i_bysize, -2, "i"),
 ("s", pl_sb_C_us_us_bysize, None, ""),
 ("a", pl_sb_C_a_ae_bysize, None, "e"),
 ("a", pl_sb_C_a_ata_bysize, None, "ta"),
 ("s", pl_sb_C_is_ides_bysize, -1, "des"),
 ("o", pl_sb_C_o_i_bysize, -1, "i"),
 ("n", pl_sb_C_on_a_bysize, -2, "a"),
 ):
 if word.lowered[-1] == lastlet:  # this test to add speed
 for k, v in d.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word[:numend] + post
 
 for d, numend, post in (
 (pl_sb_C_i_bysize, None, "i"),
 (pl_sb_C_im_bysize, None, "im"),
 ):
 for k, v in d.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word[:numend] + post
 
 # HANDLE SINGULAR NOUNS ENDING IN ...s OR OTHER SILIBANTS
 
 if lowered_last in pl_sb_singular_s_complete:
 return f"{word}es"
 
 for k, v in pl_sb_singular_s_bysize.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return f"{word}es"
 
 if word.lowered[-2:] == "es" and word[0] == word[0].upper():
 return f"{word}es"
 
 if word.lowered[-1] == "z":
 for k, v in pl_sb_z_zes_bysize.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return f"{word}es"
 
 if word.lowered[-2:-1] != "z":
 return f"{word}zes"
 
 if word.lowered[-2:] == "ze":
 for k, v in pl_sb_ze_zes_bysize.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return f"{word}s"
 
 if word.lowered[-2:] in ("ch", "sh", "zz", "ss") or word.lowered[-1] == "x":
 return f"{word}es"
 
 # HANDLE ...f -> ...ves
 
 if word.lowered[-3:] in ("elf", "alf", "olf"):
 return f"{word[:-1]}ves"
 if word.lowered[-3:] == "eaf" and word.lowered[-4:-3] != "d":
 return f"{word[:-1]}ves"
 if word.lowered[-4:] in ("nife", "life", "wife"):
 return f"{word[:-2]}ves"
 if word.lowered[-3:] == "arf":
 return f"{word[:-1]}ves"
 
 # HANDLE ...y
 
 if word.lowered[-1] == "y":
 if word.lowered[-2:-1] in "aeiou" or len(word) == 1:
 return f"{word}s"
 
 if self.classical_dict["names"]:
 if word.lowered[-1] == "y" and word[0] == word[0].upper():
 return f"{word}s"
 
 return f"{word[:-1]}ies"
 
 # HANDLE ...o
 
 if lowered_last in pl_sb_U_o_os_complete:
 return f"{word}s"
 
 for k, v in pl_sb_U_o_os_bysize.items():
 if word.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return f"{word}s"
 
 if word.lowered[-2:] in ("ao", "eo", "io", "oo", "uo"):
 return f"{word}s"
 
 if word.lowered[-1] == "o":
 return f"{word}es"
 
 # OTHERWISE JUST ADD ...s
 
 return f"{word}s"
 
 @classmethod
 def _handle_prepositional_phrase(cls, phrase, transform, sep):
 """
 Given a word or phrase possibly separated by sep, parse out
 the prepositional phrase and apply the transform to the word
 preceding the prepositional phrase.
 
 Raise ValueError if the pivot is not found or if at least two
 separators are not found.
 
 >>> engine._handle_prepositional_phrase("man-of-war", str.upper, '-')
 'MAN-of-war'
 >>> engine._handle_prepositional_phrase("man of war", str.upper, ' ')
 'MAN of war'
 """
 parts = phrase.split(sep)
 if len(parts) < 3:
 raise ValueError("Cannot handle words with fewer than two separators")
 
 pivot = cls._find_pivot(parts, pl_prep_list_da)
 
 transformed = transform(parts[pivot - 1]) or parts[pivot - 1]
 return " ".join(
 parts[: pivot - 1] + [sep.join([transformed, parts[pivot], ''])]
 ) + " ".join(parts[(pivot + 1) :])
 
 def _handle_long_compounds(self, word: Words, count: int) -> Union[str, None]:
 """
 Handles the plural and singular for compound `Words` that
 have three or more words, based on the given count.
 
 >>> engine()._handle_long_compounds(Words("pair of scissors"), 2)
 'pairs of scissors'
 >>> engine()._handle_long_compounds(Words("men beyond hills"), 1)
 'man beyond hills'
 """
 inflection = self._sinoun if count == 1 else self._plnoun
 solutions = (  # type: ignore
 " ".join(
 itertools.chain(
 leader,
 [inflection(cand, count), prep],  # type: ignore
 trailer,
 )
 )
 for leader, (cand, prep), trailer in windowed_complete(word.split_, 2)
 if prep in pl_prep_list_da  # type: ignore
 )
 return next(solutions, None)
 
 @staticmethod
 def _find_pivot(words, candidates):
 pivots = (
 index for index in range(1, len(words) - 1) if words[index] in candidates
 )
 try:
 return next(pivots)
 except StopIteration:
 raise ValueError("No pivot found") from None
 
 def _pl_special_verb(  # noqa: C901
 self, word: str, count: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None
 ) -> Union[str, bool]:
 if self.classical_dict["zero"] and str(count).lower() in pl_count_zero:
 return False
 count = self.get_count(count)
 
 if count == 1:
 return word
 
 # HANDLE USER-DEFINED VERBS
 
 value = self.ud_match(word, self.pl_v_user_defined)
 if value is not None:
 return value
 
 # HANDLE IRREGULAR PRESENT TENSE (SIMPLE AND COMPOUND)
 
 try:
 words = Words(word)
 except IndexError:
 return False  # word is ''
 
 if words.first in plverb_irregular_pres:
 return f"{plverb_irregular_pres[words.first]}{words[len(words.first) :]}"
 
 # HANDLE IRREGULAR FUTURE, PRETERITE AND PERFECT TENSES
 
 if words.first in plverb_irregular_non_pres:
 return word
 
 # HANDLE PRESENT NEGATIONS (SIMPLE AND COMPOUND)
 
 if words.first.endswith("n't") and words.first[:-3] in plverb_irregular_pres:
 return (
 f"{plverb_irregular_pres[words.first[:-3]]}n't"
 f"{words[len(words.first) :]}"
 )
 
 if words.first.endswith("n't"):
 return word
 
 # HANDLE SPECIAL CASES
 
 mo = PLVERB_SPECIAL_S_RE.search(word)
 if mo:
 return False
 if WHITESPACE.search(word):
 return False
 
 if words.lowered == "quizzes":
 return "quiz"
 
 # HANDLE STANDARD 3RD PERSON (CHOP THE ...(e)s OFF SINGLE WORDS)
 
 if (
 words.lowered[-4:] in ("ches", "shes", "zzes", "sses")
 or words.lowered[-3:] == "xes"
 ):
 return words[:-2]
 
 if words.lowered[-3:] == "ies" and len(words) > 3:
 return words.lowered[:-3] + "y"
 
 if (
 words.last.lower() in pl_v_oes_oe
 or words.lowered[-4:] in pl_v_oes_oe_endings_size4
 or words.lowered[-5:] in pl_v_oes_oe_endings_size5
 ):
 return words[:-1]
 
 if words.lowered.endswith("oes") and len(words) > 3:
 return words.lowered[:-2]
 
 mo = ENDS_WITH_S.search(words)
 if mo:
 return mo.group(1)
 
 # OTHERWISE, A REGULAR VERB (HANDLE ELSEWHERE)
 
 return False
 
 def _pl_general_verb(
 self, word: str, count: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None
 ) -> str:
 count = self.get_count(count)
 
 if count == 1:
 return word
 
 # HANDLE AMBIGUOUS PRESENT TENSES  (SIMPLE AND COMPOUND)
 
 mo = plverb_ambiguous_pres_keys.search(word)
 if mo:
 return f"{plverb_ambiguous_pres[mo.group(1).lower()]}{mo.group(2)}"
 
 # HANDLE AMBIGUOUS PRETERITE AND PERFECT TENSES
 
 mo = plverb_ambiguous_non_pres.search(word)
 if mo:
 return word
 
 # OTHERWISE, 1st OR 2ND PERSON IS UNINFLECTED
 
 return word
 
 def _pl_special_adjective(
 self, word: str, count: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None
 ) -> Union[str, bool]:
 count = self.get_count(count)
 
 if count == 1:
 return word
 
 # HANDLE USER-DEFINED ADJECTIVES
 
 value = self.ud_match(word, self.pl_adj_user_defined)
 if value is not None:
 return value
 
 # HANDLE KNOWN CASES
 
 mo = pl_adj_special_keys.search(word)
 if mo:
 return pl_adj_special[mo.group(1).lower()]
 
 # HANDLE POSSESSIVES
 
 mo = pl_adj_poss_keys.search(word)
 if mo:
 return pl_adj_poss[mo.group(1).lower()]
 
 mo = ENDS_WITH_APOSTROPHE_S.search(word)
 if mo:
 pl = self.plural_noun(mo.group(1))
 trailing_s = "" if pl[-1] == "s" else "s"
 return f"{pl}'{trailing_s}"
 
 # OTHERWISE, NO IDEA
 
 return False
 
 # @profile
 def _sinoun(  # noqa: C901
 self,
 word: str,
 count: Optional[Union[str, int]] = None,
 gender: Optional[str] = None,
 ) -> Union[str, bool]:
 count = self.get_count(count)
 
 # DEFAULT TO PLURAL
 
 if count == 2:
 return word
 
 # SET THE GENDER
 
 try:
 if gender is None:
 gender = self.thegender
 elif gender not in singular_pronoun_genders:
 raise BadGenderError
 except (TypeError, IndexError) as err:
 raise BadGenderError from err
 
 # HANDLE USER-DEFINED NOUNS
 
 value = self.ud_match(word, self.si_sb_user_defined)
 if value is not None:
 return value
 
 # HANDLE EMPTY WORD, SINGULAR COUNT AND UNINFLECTED PLURALS
 
 if word == "":
 return word
 
 if word in si_sb_ois_oi_case:
 return word[:-1]
 
 words = Words(word)
 
 if words.last.lower() in pl_sb_uninflected_complete:
 if len(words.split_) >= 3:
 return self._handle_long_compounds(words, count=1) or word
 return word
 
 if word in pl_sb_uninflected_caps:
 return word
 
 for k, v in pl_sb_uninflected_bysize.items():
 if words.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word
 
 if self.classical_dict["herd"] and words.last.lower() in pl_sb_uninflected_herd:
 return word
 
 if words.last.lower() in pl_sb_C_us_us:
 return word if self.classical_dict["ancient"] else False
 
 # HANDLE COMPOUNDS ("Governor General", "mother-in-law", "aide-de-camp", ETC.)
 
 mo = PL_SB_POSTFIX_ADJ_STEMS_RE.search(word)
 if mo and mo.group(2) != "":
 return f"{self._sinoun(mo.group(1), 1, gender=gender)}{mo.group(2)}"
 
 with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
 return self._handle_prepositional_phrase(
 words.lowered,
 functools.partial(self._sinoun, count=1, gender=gender),
 ' ',
 )
 
 with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
 return self._handle_prepositional_phrase(
 words.lowered,
 functools.partial(self._sinoun, count=1, gender=gender),
 '-',
 )
 
 # HANDLE PRONOUNS
 
 for k, v in si_pron_acc_keys_bysize.items():
 if words.lowered[-k:] in v:  # ends with accusative pronoun
 for pk, pv in pl_prep_bysize.items():
 if words.lowered[:pk] in pv:  # starts with a prep
 if words.lowered.split() == [
 words.lowered[:pk],
 words.lowered[-k:],
 ]:
 # only whitespace in between
 return words.lowered[:-k] + get_si_pron(
 "acc", words.lowered[-k:], gender
 )
 
 try:
 return get_si_pron("nom", words.lowered, gender)
 except KeyError:
 pass
 
 try:
 return get_si_pron("acc", words.lowered, gender)
 except KeyError:
 pass
 
 # HANDLE ISOLATED IRREGULAR PLURALS
 
 if words.last in si_sb_irregular_caps:
 llen = len(words.last)
 return f"{word[:-llen]}{si_sb_irregular_caps[words.last]}"
 
 if words.last.lower() in si_sb_irregular:
 llen = len(words.last.lower())
 return f"{word[:-llen]}{si_sb_irregular[words.last.lower()]}"
 
 dash_split = words.lowered.split("-")
 if (" ".join(dash_split[-2:])).lower() in si_sb_irregular_compound:
 llen = len(
 " ".join(dash_split[-2:])
 )  # TODO: what if 2 spaces between these words?
 return "{}{}".format(
 word[:-llen],
 si_sb_irregular_compound[(" ".join(dash_split[-2:])).lower()],
 )
 
 if words.lowered[-5:] == "quies":
 return word[:-3] + "y"
 
 if words.lowered[-7:] == "persons":
 return word[:-1]
 if words.lowered[-6:] == "people":
 return word[:-4] + "rson"
 
 # HANDLE FAMILIES OF IRREGULAR PLURALS
 
 if words.lowered[-4:] == "mans":
 for k, v in si_sb_U_man_mans_bysize.items():
 if words.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word[:-1]
 for k, v in si_sb_U_man_mans_caps_bysize.items():
 if word[-k:] in v:
 return word[:-1]
 if words.lowered[-3:] == "men":
 return word[:-3] + "man"
 if words.lowered[-4:] == "mice":
 return word[:-4] + "mouse"
 if words.lowered[-4:] == "lice":
 v = si_sb_U_louse_lice_bysize.get(len(word))
 if v and words.lowered in v:
 return word[:-4] + "louse"
 if words.lowered[-5:] == "geese":
 return word[:-5] + "goose"
 if words.lowered[-5:] == "teeth":
 return word[:-5] + "tooth"
 if words.lowered[-4:] == "feet":
 return word[:-4] + "foot"
 
 if words.lowered == "dice":
 return "die"
 
 # HANDLE UNASSIMILATED IMPORTS
 
 if words.lowered[-4:] == "ceps":
 return word
 if words.lowered[-3:] == "zoa":
 return word[:-1] + "on"
 
 for lastlet, d, unass_numend, post in (
 ("s", si_sb_U_ch_chs_bysize, -1, ""),
 ("s", si_sb_U_ex_ices_bysize, -4, "ex"),
 ("s", si_sb_U_ix_ices_bysize, -4, "ix"),
 ("a", si_sb_U_um_a_bysize, -1, "um"),
 ("i", si_sb_U_us_i_bysize, -1, "us"),
 ("a", si_sb_U_on_a_bysize, -1, "on"),
 ("e", si_sb_U_a_ae_bysize, -1, ""),
 ):
 if words.lowered[-1] == lastlet:  # this test to add speed
 for k, v in d.items():
 if words.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word[:unass_numend] + post
 
 # HANDLE INCOMPLETELY ASSIMILATED IMPORTS
 
 if self.classical_dict["ancient"]:
 if words.lowered[-6:] == "trices":
 return word[:-3] + "x"
 if words.lowered[-4:] in ("eaux", "ieux"):
 return word[:-1]
 if words.lowered[-5:] in ("ynges", "inges", "anges") and len(word) > 6:
 return word[:-3] + "x"
 
 for lastlet, d, class_numend, post in (
 ("a", si_sb_C_en_ina_bysize, -3, "en"),
 ("s", si_sb_C_ex_ices_bysize, -4, "ex"),
 ("s", si_sb_C_ix_ices_bysize, -4, "ix"),
 ("a", si_sb_C_um_a_bysize, -1, "um"),
 ("i", si_sb_C_us_i_bysize, -1, "us"),
 ("s", pl_sb_C_us_us_bysize, None, ""),
 ("e", si_sb_C_a_ae_bysize, -1, ""),
 ("a", si_sb_C_a_ata_bysize, -2, ""),
 ("s", si_sb_C_is_ides_bysize, -3, "s"),
 ("i", si_sb_C_o_i_bysize, -1, "o"),
 ("a", si_sb_C_on_a_bysize, -1, "on"),
 ("m", si_sb_C_im_bysize, -2, ""),
 ("i", si_sb_C_i_bysize, -1, ""),
 ):
 if words.lowered[-1] == lastlet:  # this test to add speed
 for k, v in d.items():
 if words.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word[:class_numend] + post
 
 # HANDLE PLURLS ENDING IN uses -> use
 
 if (
 words.lowered[-6:] == "houses"
 or word in si_sb_uses_use_case
 or words.last.lower() in si_sb_uses_use
 ):
 return word[:-1]
 
 # HANDLE PLURLS ENDING IN ies -> ie
 
 if word in si_sb_ies_ie_case or words.last.lower() in si_sb_ies_ie:
 return word[:-1]
 
 # HANDLE PLURLS ENDING IN oes -> oe
 
 if (
 words.lowered[-5:] == "shoes"
 or word in si_sb_oes_oe_case
 or words.last.lower() in si_sb_oes_oe
 ):
 return word[:-1]
 
 # HANDLE SINGULAR NOUNS ENDING IN ...s OR OTHER SILIBANTS
 
 if word in si_sb_sses_sse_case or words.last.lower() in si_sb_sses_sse:
 return word[:-1]
 
 if words.last.lower() in si_sb_singular_s_complete:
 return word[:-2]
 
 for k, v in si_sb_singular_s_bysize.items():
 if words.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word[:-2]
 
 if words.lowered[-4:] == "eses" and word[0] == word[0].upper():
 return word[:-2]
 
 if words.last.lower() in si_sb_z_zes:
 return word[:-2]
 
 if words.last.lower() in si_sb_zzes_zz:
 return word[:-2]
 
 if words.lowered[-4:] == "zzes":
 return word[:-3]
 
 if word in si_sb_ches_che_case or words.last.lower() in si_sb_ches_che:
 return word[:-1]
 
 if words.lowered[-4:] in ("ches", "shes"):
 return word[:-2]
 
 if words.last.lower() in si_sb_xes_xe:
 return word[:-1]
 
 if words.lowered[-3:] == "xes":
 return word[:-2]
 
 # HANDLE ...f -> ...ves
 
 if word in si_sb_ves_ve_case or words.last.lower() in si_sb_ves_ve:
 return word[:-1]
 
 if words.lowered[-3:] == "ves":
 if words.lowered[-5:-3] in ("el", "al", "ol"):
 return word[:-3] + "f"
 if words.lowered[-5:-3] == "ea" and word[-6:-5] != "d":
 return word[:-3] + "f"
 if words.lowered[-5:-3] in ("ni", "li", "wi"):
 return word[:-3] + "fe"
 if words.lowered[-5:-3] == "ar":
 return word[:-3] + "f"
 
 # HANDLE ...y
 
 if words.lowered[-2:] == "ys":
 if len(words.lowered) > 2 and words.lowered[-3] in "aeiou":
 return word[:-1]
 
 if self.classical_dict["names"]:
 if words.lowered[-2:] == "ys" and word[0] == word[0].upper():
 return word[:-1]
 
 if words.lowered[-3:] == "ies":
 return word[:-3] + "y"
 
 # HANDLE ...o
 
 if words.lowered[-2:] == "os":
 if words.last.lower() in si_sb_U_o_os_complete:
 return word[:-1]
 
 for k, v in si_sb_U_o_os_bysize.items():
 if words.lowered[-k:] in v:
 return word[:-1]
 
 if words.lowered[-3:] in ("aos", "eos", "ios", "oos", "uos"):
 return word[:-1]
 
 if words.lowered[-3:] == "oes":
 return word[:-2]
 
 # UNASSIMILATED IMPORTS FINAL RULE
 
 if word in si_sb_es_is:
 return word[:-2] + "is"
 
 # OTHERWISE JUST REMOVE ...s
 
 if words.lowered[-1] == "s":
 return word[:-1]
 
 # COULD NOT FIND SINGULAR
 
 return False
 
 # ADJECTIVES
 
 @typechecked
 def a(self, text: Word, count: Optional[Union[int, str, Any]] = 1) -> str:
 """
 Return the appropriate indefinite article followed by text.
 
 The indefinite article is either 'a' or 'an'.
 
 If count is not one, then return count followed by text
 instead of 'a' or 'an'.
 
 Whitespace at the start and end is preserved.
 
 """
 mo = INDEFINITE_ARTICLE_TEST.search(text)
 if mo:
 word = mo.group(2)
 if not word:
 return text
 pre = mo.group(1)
 post = mo.group(3)
 result = self._indef_article(word, count)
 return f"{pre}{result}{post}"
 return ""
 
 an = a
 
 _indef_article_cases = (
 # HANDLE ORDINAL FORMS
 (A_ordinal_a, "a"),
 (A_ordinal_an, "an"),
 # HANDLE SPECIAL CASES
 (A_explicit_an, "an"),
 (SPECIAL_AN, "an"),
 (SPECIAL_A, "a"),
 # HANDLE ABBREVIATIONS
 (A_abbrev, "an"),
 (SPECIAL_ABBREV_AN, "an"),
 (SPECIAL_ABBREV_A, "a"),
 # HANDLE CONSONANTS
 (CONSONANTS, "a"),
 # HANDLE SPECIAL VOWEL-FORMS
 (ARTICLE_SPECIAL_EU, "a"),
 (ARTICLE_SPECIAL_ONCE, "a"),
 (ARTICLE_SPECIAL_ONETIME, "a"),
 (ARTICLE_SPECIAL_UNIT, "a"),
 (ARTICLE_SPECIAL_UBA, "a"),
 (ARTICLE_SPECIAL_UKR, "a"),
 (A_explicit_a, "a"),
 # HANDLE SPECIAL CAPITALS
 (SPECIAL_CAPITALS, "a"),
 # HANDLE VOWELS
 (VOWELS, "an"),
 # HANDLE y...
 # (BEFORE CERTAIN CONSONANTS IMPLIES (UNNATURALIZED) "i.." SOUND)
 (A_y_cons, "an"),
 )
 
 def _indef_article(self, word: str, count: Union[int, str, Any]) -> str:
 mycount = self.get_count(count)
 
 if mycount != 1:
 return f"{count} {word}"
 
 # HANDLE USER-DEFINED VARIANTS
 
 value = self.ud_match(word, self.A_a_user_defined)
 if value is not None:
 return f"{value} {word}"
 
 matches = (
 f'{article} {word}'
 for regexen, article in self._indef_article_cases
 if regexen.search(word)
 )
 
 # OTHERWISE, GUESS "a"
 fallback = f'a {word}'
 return next(matches, fallback)
 
 # 2. TRANSLATE ZERO-QUANTIFIED $word TO "no plural($word)"
 
 @typechecked
 def no(self, text: Word, count: Optional[Union[int, str]] = None) -> str:
 """
 If count is 0, no, zero or nil, return 'no' followed by the plural
 of text.
 
 If count is one of:
 1, a, an, one, each, every, this, that
 return count followed by text.
 
 Otherwise return count follow by the plural of text.
 
 In the return value count is always followed by a space.
 
 Whitespace at the start and end is preserved.
 
 """
 if count is None and self.persistent_count is not None:
 count = self.persistent_count
 
 if count is None:
 count = 0
 mo = PARTITION_WORD.search(text)
 if mo:
 pre = mo.group(1)
 word = mo.group(2)
 post = mo.group(3)
 else:
 pre = ""
 word = ""
 post = ""
 
 if str(count).lower() in pl_count_zero:
 count = 'no'
 return f"{pre}{count} {self.plural(word, count)}{post}"
 
 # PARTICIPLES
 
 @typechecked
 def present_participle(self, word: Word) -> str:
 """
 Return the present participle for word.
 
 word is the 3rd person singular verb.
 
 """
 plv = self.plural_verb(word, 2)
 ans = plv
 
 for regexen, repl in PRESENT_PARTICIPLE_REPLACEMENTS:
 ans, num = regexen.subn(repl, plv)
 if num:
 return f"{ans}ing"
 return f"{ans}ing"
 
 # NUMERICAL INFLECTIONS
 
 @typechecked
 def ordinal(self, num: Union[Number, Word]) -> str:
 """
 Return the ordinal of num.
 
 >>> ordinal = engine().ordinal
 >>> ordinal(1)
 '1st'
 >>> ordinal('one')
 'first'
 """
 if DIGIT.match(str(num)):
 if isinstance(num, (float, int)) and int(num) == num:
 n = int(num)
 else:
 if "." in str(num):
 try:
 # numbers after decimal,
 # so only need last one for ordinal
 n = int(str(num)[-1])
 
 except ValueError:  # ends with '.', so need to use whole string
 n = int(str(num)[:-1])
 else:
 n = int(num)  # type: ignore
 try:
 post = nth[n % 100]
 except KeyError:
 post = nth[n % 10]
 return f"{num}{post}"
 else:
 return self._sub_ord(num)
 
 def millfn(self, ind: int = 0) -> str:
 if ind > len(mill) - 1:
 raise NumOutOfRangeError
 return mill[ind]
 
 def unitfn(self, units: int, mindex: int = 0) -> str:
 return f"{unit[units]}{self.millfn(mindex)}"
 
 def tenfn(self, tens, units, mindex=0) -> str:
 if tens != 1:
 tens_part = ten[tens]
 if tens and units:
 hyphen = "-"
 else:
 hyphen = ""
 unit_part = unit[units]
 mill_part = self.millfn(mindex)
 return f"{tens_part}{hyphen}{unit_part}{mill_part}"
 return f"{teen[units]}{mill[mindex]}"
 
 def hundfn(self, hundreds: int, tens: int, units: int, mindex: int) -> str:
 if hundreds:
 andword = f" {self._number_args['andword']} " if tens or units else ""
 # use unit not unitfn as simpler
 return (
 f"{unit[hundreds]} hundred{andword}"
 f"{self.tenfn(tens, units)}{self.millfn(mindex)}, "
 )
 if tens or units:
 return f"{self.tenfn(tens, units)}{self.millfn(mindex)}, "
 return ""
 
 def group1sub(self, mo: Match) -> str:
 units = int(mo.group(1))
 if units == 1:
 return f" {self._number_args['one']}, "
 elif units:
 return f"{unit[units]}, "
 else:
 return f" {self._number_args['zero']}, "
 
 def group1bsub(self, mo: Match) -> str:
 units = int(mo.group(1))
 if units:
 return f"{unit[units]}, "
 else:
 return f" {self._number_args['zero']}, "
 
 def group2sub(self, mo: Match) -> str:
 tens = int(mo.group(1))
 units = int(mo.group(2))
 if tens:
 return f"{self.tenfn(tens, units)}, "
 if units:
 return f" {self._number_args['zero']} {unit[units]}, "
 return f" {self._number_args['zero']} {self._number_args['zero']}, "
 
 def group3sub(self, mo: Match) -> str:
 hundreds = int(mo.group(1))
 tens = int(mo.group(2))
 units = int(mo.group(3))
 if hundreds == 1:
 hunword = f" {self._number_args['one']}"
 elif hundreds:
 hunword = str(unit[hundreds])
 else:
 hunword = f" {self._number_args['zero']}"
 if tens:
 tenword = self.tenfn(tens, units)
 elif units:
 tenword = f" {self._number_args['zero']} {unit[units]}"
 else:
 tenword = f" {self._number_args['zero']} {self._number_args['zero']}"
 return f"{hunword} {tenword}, "
 
 def hundsub(self, mo: Match) -> str:
 ret = self.hundfn(
 int(mo.group(1)), int(mo.group(2)), int(mo.group(3)), self.mill_count
 )
 self.mill_count += 1
 return ret
 
 def tensub(self, mo: Match) -> str:
 return f"{self.tenfn(int(mo.group(1)), int(mo.group(2)), self.mill_count)}, "
 
 def unitsub(self, mo: Match) -> str:
 return f"{self.unitfn(int(mo.group(1)), self.mill_count)}, "
 
 def enword(self, num: str, group: int) -> str:
 # import pdb
 # pdb.set_trace()
 
 if group == 1:
 num = DIGIT_GROUP.sub(self.group1sub, num)
 elif group == 2:
 num = TWO_DIGITS.sub(self.group2sub, num)
 num = DIGIT_GROUP.sub(self.group1bsub, num, 1)
 elif group == 3:
 num = THREE_DIGITS.sub(self.group3sub, num)
 num = TWO_DIGITS.sub(self.group2sub, num, 1)
 num = DIGIT_GROUP.sub(self.group1sub, num, 1)
 elif int(num) == 0:
 num = self._number_args["zero"]
 elif int(num) == 1:
 num = self._number_args["one"]
 else:
 num = num.lstrip().lstrip("0")
 self.mill_count = 0
 # surely there's a better way to do the next bit
 mo = THREE_DIGITS_WORD.search(num)
 while mo:
 num = THREE_DIGITS_WORD.sub(self.hundsub, num, 1)
 mo = THREE_DIGITS_WORD.search(num)
 num = TWO_DIGITS_WORD.sub(self.tensub, num, 1)
 num = ONE_DIGIT_WORD.sub(self.unitsub, num, 1)
 return num
 
 @staticmethod
 def _sub_ord(val):
 new = ordinal_suff.sub(lambda match: ordinal[match.group(1)], val)
 return new + "th" * (new == val)
 
 @classmethod
 def _chunk_num(cls, num, decimal, group):
 if decimal:
 max_split = -1 if group != 0 else 1
 chunks = num.split(".", max_split)
 else:
 chunks = [num]
 return cls._remove_last_blank(chunks)
 
 @staticmethod
 def _remove_last_blank(chunks):
 """
 Remove the last item from chunks if it's a blank string.
 
 Return the resultant chunks and whether the last item was removed.
 """
 removed = chunks[-1] == ""
 result = chunks[:-1] if removed else chunks
 return result, removed
 
 @staticmethod
 def _get_sign(num):
 return {'+': 'plus', '-': 'minus'}.get(num.lstrip()[0], '')
 
 @typechecked
 def number_to_words(  # noqa: C901
 self,
 num: Union[Number, Word],
 wantlist: bool = False,
 group: int = 0,
 comma: Union[Falsish, str] = ",",
 andword: str = "and",
 zero: str = "zero",
 one: str = "one",
 decimal: Union[Falsish, str] = "point",
 threshold: Optional[int] = None,
 ) -> Union[str, List[str]]:
 """
 Return a number in words.
 
 group = 1, 2 or 3 to group numbers before turning into words
 comma: define comma
 
 andword:
 word for 'and'. Can be set to ''.
 e.g. "one hundred and one" vs "one hundred one"
 
 zero: word for '0'
 one: word for '1'
 decimal: word for decimal point
 threshold: numbers above threshold not turned into words
 
 parameters not remembered from last call. Departure from Perl version.
 """
 self._number_args = {"andword": andword, "zero": zero, "one": one}
 num = str(num)
 
 # Handle "stylistic" conversions (up to a given threshold)...
 if threshold is not None and float(num) > threshold:
 spnum = num.split(".", 1)
 while comma:
 (spnum[0], n) = FOUR_DIGIT_COMMA.subn(r"\1,\2", spnum[0])
 if n == 0:
 break
 try:
 return f"{spnum[0]}.{spnum[1]}"
 except IndexError:
 return str(spnum[0])
 
 if group < 0 or group > 3:
 raise BadChunkingOptionError
 
 sign = self._get_sign(num)
 
 if num in nth_suff:
 num = zero
 
 myord = num[-2:] in nth_suff
 if myord:
 num = num[:-2]
 
 chunks, finalpoint = self._chunk_num(num, decimal, group)
 
 loopstart = chunks[0] == ""
 first: bool | None = not loopstart
 
 def _handle_chunk(chunk):
 nonlocal first
 
 # remove all non numeric \D
 chunk = NON_DIGIT.sub("", chunk)
 if chunk == "":
 chunk = "0"
 
 if group == 0 and not first:
 chunk = self.enword(chunk, 1)
 else:
 chunk = self.enword(chunk, group)
 
 if chunk[-2:] == ", ":
 chunk = chunk[:-2]
 chunk = WHITESPACES_COMMA.sub(",", chunk)
 
 if group == 0 and first:
 chunk = COMMA_WORD.sub(f" {andword} \\1", chunk)
 chunk = WHITESPACES.sub(" ", chunk)
 # chunk = re.sub(r"(\A\s|\s\Z)", self.blankfn, chunk)
 chunk = chunk.strip()
 if first:
 first = None
 return chunk
 
 chunks[loopstart:] = map(_handle_chunk, chunks[loopstart:])
 
 numchunks = []
 if first != 0:
 numchunks = chunks[0].split(f"{comma} ")
 
 if myord and numchunks:
 numchunks[-1] = self._sub_ord(numchunks[-1])
 
 for chunk in chunks[1:]:
 numchunks.append(decimal)
 numchunks.extend(chunk.split(f"{comma} "))
 
 if finalpoint:
 numchunks.append(decimal)
 
 if wantlist:
 return [sign] * bool(sign) + numchunks
 
 signout = f"{sign} " if sign else ""
 valout = (
 ', '.join(numchunks)
 if group
 else ''.join(self._render(numchunks, decimal, comma))
 )
 return signout + valout
 
 @staticmethod
 def _render(chunks, decimal, comma):
 first_item = chunks.pop(0)
 yield first_item
 first = decimal is None or not first_item.endswith(decimal)
 for nc in chunks:
 if nc == decimal:
 first = False
 elif first:
 yield comma
 yield f" {nc}"
 
 @typechecked
 def join(
 self,
 words: Optional[Sequence[Word]],
 sep: Optional[str] = None,
 sep_spaced: bool = True,
 final_sep: Optional[str] = None,
 conj: str = "and",
 conj_spaced: bool = True,
 ) -> str:
 """
 Join words into a list.
 
 e.g. join(['ant', 'bee', 'fly']) returns 'ant, bee, and fly'
 
 options:
 conj: replacement for 'and'
 sep: separator. default ',', unless ',' is in the list then ';'
 final_sep: final separator. default ',', unless ',' is in the list then ';'
 conj_spaced: boolean. Should conj have spaces around it
 
 """
 if not words:
 return ""
 if len(words) == 1:
 return words[0]
 
 if conj_spaced:
 if conj == "":
 conj = " "
 else:
 conj = f" {conj} "
 
 if len(words) == 2:
 return f"{words[0]}{conj}{words[1]}"
 
 if sep is None:
 if "," in "".join(words):
 sep = ";"
 else:
 sep = ","
 if final_sep is None:
 final_sep = sep
 
 final_sep = f"{final_sep}{conj}"
 
 if sep_spaced:
 sep += " "
 
 return f"{sep.join(words[0:-1])}{final_sep}{words[-1]}"
 
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