numeral

Who acts: numeral, symbols, you, clock face, XIV, numerals · What happens: be, stand, write, have, come, use · To what, where: symbol, word, number, numerals, Roman numerals, Roman numeral

«numeral» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 11 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: numeral in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A numeral is a symbol or group of symbols that stands for a number, like 7 or VII.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 numeral	det
2	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 symbol	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 symbol	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 symbol	det
5	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 group	cc
7	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 symbol	conj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 symbols	case
9	symbols	symbol	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 group	nmod
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 stands	nsubj
11	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 symbols	acl:relcl
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 number	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 number	det
14	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stands	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 7	punct
16	like	like	ADP	_	17 7	case
17	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 number	appos
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 VII	cc
19	VII	vii	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	17 7	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 symbol	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a numeral	a symbol or group of symbols				group of symbols conj	tree rules
2	stand	present	symbols					for a number	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for number=Attribute

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

A numeral is a word for a number, like «seven» or «seventh».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 numeral	det
2	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 word	det
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 number	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 number	det
8	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 seventh	punct
10	like	like	SCONJ	_	16 seventh	mark
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 seven	punct
12	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 seventh	nsubj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 seven	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 seventh	cc
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 seventh	punct
16	seventh	seventh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 word	parataxis
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 seventh	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a numeral	a word				for a number	tree rules

Example 1

Write the number in numerals, not words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 number	det
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 numerals	case
5	numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Write	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 words	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 words	advmod
8	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 numerals	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	the number		numerals and words			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent number=Theme in numeral=Destination

Example 2

The clock face has Roman numerals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 face	det
2	clock	clock	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 face	compound
3	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Roman	roman	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 numerals	amod
6	numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the clock face	Roman numerals					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent numeral=Patient

Example 3

XIV is the Roman numeral for fourteen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	XIV	xiv	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 numeral	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 numeral	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 numeral	det
4	Roman	roman	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 numeral	amod
5	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 fourteen	case
7	fourteen	fourteen	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 numeral	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 numeral	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	XIV	the Roman numeral				for fourteen	tree rules

Example 4

Our numerals 0 to 9 came to Europe from India through Arab mathematicians.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 numerals	nmod:poss
2	numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 came	nsubj
3	0	0	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 numerals	flat
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 9	case
5	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 0	nmod
6	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 Europe	case
8	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 came	obl
9	from	from	ADP	_	10 India	case
10	India	India	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 came	obl
11	through	through	ADP	_	13 mathematicians	case
12	Arab	Arab	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 mathematicians	amod
13	mathematicians	mathematician	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 came	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Our numerals		Europe	India		through Arab mathematicians	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme to europe=Initial_Location from india=Destination

Example 5

The Romans had no numeral for zero.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Romans	det
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 numeral	det
5	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 zero	case
7	zero	zero	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 had	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the Romans	no numeral				for zero	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent numeral=Patient

Example 6

Henry VIII uses the Roman numeral for eight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Henry	Henry	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 uses	nsubj
2	VIII	VIII	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	1 Henry	flat
3	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 numeral	det
5	Roman	roman	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 numeral	amod
6	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 uses	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 eight	case
8	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 numeral	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Henry	the Roman numeral				for eight	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent numeral=Theme for eight=Eventuality

Example 7

«12» is a numeral, «twelve» is a word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 12	punct
2	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 numeral	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 12	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 numeral	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 numeral	det
6	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 word	nsubj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 twelve	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 twelve	punct
9	twelve	twelve	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 numeral	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 twelve	punct
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 word	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 word	det
13	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	12	a numeral				twelve appos	tree rules
2	is a	present	a numeral	a word					tree rules

Example 8

I have changed the Indian mercantile numerals into those of English "back-slang," which make a very good parallel.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 changed	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	aux
3	changed	change	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 numerals	det
5	Indian	Indian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 numerals	amod
6	mercantile	mercantile	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 numerals	compound
7	numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	obj
8	into	into	ADP	_	15 slang	case
9	those	that	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	15 slang	nsubj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 English	case
11	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 those	nmod
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	15 slang	punct
13	back	back	ADV	_	15 slang	advmod
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 back	punct
15	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 make	punct
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 make	punct
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 make	nsubj
19	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 changed	conj
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 parallel	det
21	very	very	ADV	_	22 good	advmod
22	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 parallel	amod
23	parallel	parallel	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 make	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present · perfect	I	the Indian mercantile numerals				into slang those of English result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent numeral=Patient into slang=Result
2	make	present		a good parallel				which nsubj	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset parallel=Product

Example 9

The grouping of the processes of origin into an arrangement, at once alphabetic and numeral, is one only to be found in Semitic authors. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: The grouping of the processes of origin into an arrangement, at once alphabetic and numeral, is one only to be found in Semitic authors.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 grouping	det
2	grouping	grouping	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 one	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 processes	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 processes	det
5	processes	process	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 grouping	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 origin	case
7	origin	origin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 processes	nmod
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 arrangement	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 arrangement	det
10	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grouping	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 alphabetic	punct
12	at	at	ADP	_	14 alphabetic	case
13	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	14 alphabetic	advmod
14	alphabetic	alphabetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 grouping	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 numeral	cc
16	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 alphabetic	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 grouping	punct
18	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 one	cop
19	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
20	only	only	ADV	_	23 found	advmod
21	to	to	PART	_	23 found	mark
22	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	23 found	aux:pass
23	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 one	acl
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 authors	case
25	Semitic	Semitic	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 authors	compound
26	authors	author	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 found	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	19 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	the grouping of the processes of origin into a arrangement	one		tree rules
2	find	to-infinitive · passive			Semitic authors	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»
3	process			origin		nom process «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 10

It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals.

The tree, 36 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 understood	nsubj:pass
2	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 understood	aux
3	probably	probably	ADV	_	5 understood	advmod
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 understood	aux:pass
5	understood	understand	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 level	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 level	nummod
8	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 understood	obl
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 reference	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 reference	det
11	reference	reference	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 understood	obl
12	to	to	ADP	_	15 digits	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 digits	det
14	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 digits	nummod
15	digits	digit	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 understood	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	20 system	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 system	det
18	decimal	decimal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 system	amod
19	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 system	compound
20	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 digits	nmod
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 see	punct
22	though	though	ADV	_	26 see	advmod
23	as	as	SCONJ	_	26 see	mark
24	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	26 see	nsubj
25	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	26 see	aux
26	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 understood	parataxis
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 imbued	punct
28	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	30 Belimah	det
29	Sefirot	Sefirot	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 Belimah	compound
30	Belimah	Belimah	PROPN	Number=Sing	32 imbued	nsubj
31	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	32 imbued	aux:pass
32	imbued	imbue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	26 see	conj
33	with	with	ADP	_	35 significance	case
34	metaphysical	metaphysical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 significance	amod
35	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 imbued	obl
36	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	38 numerals	case
37	mere	mere	ADJ	Degree=Pos	38 numerals	amod
38	numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	32 imbued	obl
39	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 understood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	understand	should · passive		It	one level	as a reference; to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system; probably property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as reference=Attribute
2	see	shall	we			though property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	imbue	present · passive		this Sefirot Belimah		with metaphysical significance; beyond mere numerals	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with significance=Theme

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 11

32 tMe origin or lettehs and numerals. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: 32 tMe origin or lettehs and numerals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	32	32	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 origin	nummod
2	tMe	tme	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 origin	compound
3	origin	origin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 lettehs	cc
5	lettehs	letteh	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 origin	conj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 numerals	cc
7	numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 lettehs	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 origin	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Origin	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Origin	det
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Letters	case
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Origin	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Numerals	cc
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 Letters	conj
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Sefer	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	nmod
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sefer	flat
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 1914	punct
15	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Mordell	list
16	))	))	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

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📖 numeral

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Example 1

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