udunits/src/main/java/ucar/units/UnitName.java
protected String makePlural(final String name) {
		String plural;
		final int length = name.length();
		final char lastChar = name.charAt(length - 1);
		if (lastChar != 'y') {
			plural = name
					+ (lastChar == 's' || lastChar == 'x' || lastChar == 'z'
							|| name.endsWith("ch")
							? "es"
							: "s");
		}
		else {
			if (length == 1) {
				plural = name + "s";
			}
			else {
				final char penultimateChar = name.charAt(length - 2);
				plural = (penultimateChar == 'a' || penultimateChar == 'e'
						|| penultimateChar == 'i' || penultimateChar == 'o' || penultimateChar == 'u')
						? name + "s"
						: name.substring(0, length - 1) + "ies";
			}
		}
		return plural;
	}
protected String makePlural(final String name) {
		String plural;
		final int length = name.length();
		final char lastChar = name.charAt(length - 1);
		if (lastChar != 'y') {
			plural = name
					+ (lastChar == 's' || lastChar == 'x' || lastChar == 'z'
							|| name.endsWith("ch")
							? "es"
							: "s");
		}
		else {
			if (length == 1) {
				plural = name + "s";
			}
			else {
				final char penultimateChar = name.charAt(length - 2);
				plural = (penultimateChar == 'a' || penultimateChar == 'e'
						|| penultimateChar == 'i' || penultimateChar == 'o' || penultimateChar == 'u')
						? name + "s"
						: name.substring(0, length - 1) + "ies";
			}
		}
		return plural;
	}
protected String makePlural ( final String name ) { String plural ; final int length = name . length ( ) ; final char lastChar = name . charAt ( length - 1 ) ; if ( lastChar != ' ' ) { plural = name + ( lastChar == ' ' || lastChar == ' ' || lastChar == ' ' || name . endsWith ( "ch" ) ? "es" : "s" ) ; } else { if ( length == 1 ) { plural = name + "s" ; } else { final char penultimateChar = name . charAt ( length - 2 ) ; plural = ( penultimateChar == ' ' || penultimateChar == ' ' || penultimateChar == ' ' || penultimateChar == ' ' || penultimateChar == ' ' ) ? name + "s" : name . substring ( 0 , length - 1 ) + "ies" ; } } return plural ; }
Returns the plural form of a name. Regular rules are used to generate the
plural form.

@param name
The name.
@return The plural form of the name.
Returns the plural form of a name . Regular rules are used to generate the plural form .