diff --git a/resources/classes/database.php b/resources/classes/database.php
index fc5f97ace8..7a555ac3a7 100644
--- a/resources/classes/database.php
+++ b/resources/classes/database.php
@@ -1813,6 +1813,9 @@ include "root.php";
 			private function singular($word) {
 				//"-es" is used for words that end in "-x", "-s", "-z", "-sh", "-ch" in which case you add
 				if (substr($word, -2) == "es") {
+					if (substr($word, -3) == "ies") {
+						return substr($word,0,-3)."y";
+					}
 					if (substr($word, -3, 1) == "x") {
 						return substr($word,0,-2);
 					}