shevchenko/dist/cjs/language/linguistics.js

JavaScript library for declension of Ukrainian anthroponyms

/**
 * @file JavaScript library for declension of Ukrainian anthroponyms
 * @module shevchenko
 * @version 3.2.2
 * @author Oleksandr Tolochko <shevchenko-js@tooleks.com>
 * @license MIT
 * @copyright 2017-2026 Oleksandr Tolochko <shevchenko-js@tooleks.com>
 * @see {@link git+https://github.com/tooleks/shevchenko-js.git}
 */
'use strict';

const VOWEL_PATTERN = /[аоуеиіяюєї]/gi;
/**
 * Returns a number of syllables in a given word.
 */
function countSyllables(word) {
    const matches = word.match(VOWEL_PATTERN);
    if (matches == null) {
        return 0;
    }
    return matches.length;
}
/**
 * Returns true if a given word is a monosyllable.
 * Returns false otherwise.
 */
function isMonosyllable(word) {
    return countSyllables(word) === 1;
}

exports.VOWEL_PATTERN = VOWEL_PATTERN;
exports.isMonosyllable = isMonosyllable;