Module:la-utilities

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Useful links: subpage list • links • transclusions • testcases • sandbox

Module for working with Latin text.

Functions:

• strip_macrons(text): Return text minus macrons, breves, etc.
• make_stem2(stem): Return third-declension stem based on nominative singular.

See also:

• Module:la-utilities/testcases
• Module:la-nominal
• Module:la-noun/data
• Module:la-adj/data
• Module:la-verb
• Module:la-headword

local m_links = require('Module:links')

local export = {}

local lang = require("Module:languages").getByCode("la")

-- A wrapper function allowing the contents of this module to be called from
-- templates. For example, '{{#invoke:la-utilities|main|strip_macrons|mȳthos}}'
-- produces 'mythos'.
function export.main(frame)
	if(frame.args[1] == 'strip_macrons') then
		return (lang:makeEntryName(frame.args[2]))
	end
	if type(p[frame.args[1]]) == 'function' then
		return p[frame.args[1]](frame.args[2], frame.args[3])
	else
		return p[frame.args[1]][frame.args[2]]
	end
end

function export.strip_macrons(frame_or_text)
	if type(frame_or_text) == "table" then
		frame_or_text = frame_or_text.args[1]
	end
	return (lang:makeEntryName(frame_or_text))
end

local patterns = {
	{"tūdō", "tūdin"},
	{"is", ""},
	{"ēs", ""},
	{"āns", "ant"},
	{"ēns", "ent"},
	{"ōns", "ont"},
	{"ceps", "cipit"},
	{"us", "or"},
	{"ex", "ic"},
	{"ma", "mat"},
	{"e", ""},
	{"al", "āl"},
	{"ar", "ār"},
	{"men", "min"},
	{"er", "r"},
	{"or", "ōr"},
	{"gō", "gin"},
	{"ō", "ōn"},
	{"ps", "p"},
	{"bs", "b"},
	{"s", "t"},
	{"x", "c"},
}

function export.make_stem2(stem)
	for _, pattern in ipairs(patterns) do
		local key = pattern[1]
		local val = pattern[2]
		if mw.ustring.match(stem, key .. "$") then
			stem = mw.ustring.gsub(stem, key .. "$", val)
			require("Module:debug").track("la-utilities/" .. key)
			return stem
		end
	end
	require("Module:debug").track("la-utilities")
	return stem
end

return export