djstrong / nouns-with-plurals

Lists English nouns forms using Wiktionary dump.

nouns-with-plurals

Scripts create lists of English nouns with plural forms using Wiktionary dump. It can be used to transform noun to singular or plural form. WordNet lacks this information.

Files:

• noun.csv - countable nouns
• noun_countable_and_uncountable.csv - e.g. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beers
• noun_uncountable.csv - nouns that cannot be used freely with numbers or the indefinite article, and which therefore takes no plural form, e.g. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lycra
• noun_usually_uncountable.csv - e.g. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/information
• noun_unknown.csv - nouns with unknown or uncertain plural
• noun_pluralia_tantum.csv - nouns that has no singular form, e.g. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scissors
• noun_not_attested.csv - nouns with plural not attested

Two columns (singular and plural form) have files: noun.csv, noun_countable_and_uncountable.csv, noun_usually_uncountable.csv.

Usage:

ruby parser.rb enwiktionary-20140206-pages-meta-current.xml
ruby process_templates.rb