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baltic

Who acts: Baltic Sea, Baltic states, It, Baltic, Amber, Ferries · What happens: be, surround, describe, mean, freeze, call · To what, where: sea, northern Europe, Estonia, things, region, tiny insects · Speech: someone speaks here

«baltic» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: baltic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The Baltic Sea is a sea in northern Europe, surrounded by countries such as Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Denmark.

The tree, 23 words
detcompoundnsubjcopdetcaseamodnmodpunctaclcaseobl:agentcasefixednmodpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjpunctconjccconjpunctrootTheDETBalticPROPNSeaPROPNisAUXaDETseaNOUNinADPnorthernADJEuropePROPN,PUNCTsurroundedVERBbyADPcountriesNOUNsuchADJasADPSwedenPROPN,PUNCTFinlandPROPN,PUNCTEstoniaPROPN,PUNCTLatviaPROPN,PUNCTLithuaniaPROPN,PUNCTPolandPROPN,PUNCTGermanyPROPNandCCONJDenmarkPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 Seadet
2BalticBalticPROPN_3 Seacompound
3SeaSeaPROPNNumber=Sing6 seansubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 seacop
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 seadet
6seaseaNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7ininADP_9 Europecase
8northernnorthernADJDegree=Pos9 Europeamod
9EuropeEuropePROPNNumber=Sing6 seanmod
10,,PUNCT_11 surroundedpunct
11surroundedsurroundVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 seaacl
12bybyADP_13 countriescase
13countriescountryNOUNNumber=Plur11 surroundedobl:agent
14suchsuchADJDegree=Pos ExtPos=ADP16 Swedencase
15asasADP_14 suchfixed
16SwedenSwedenPROPNNumber=Sing13 countriesnmod
17,,PUNCT_18 Finlandpunct
18FinlandFinlandPROPNNumber=Sing16 Swedenconj
19,,PUNCT_20 Estoniapunct
20EstoniaEstoniaPROPNNumber=Sing16 Swedenconj
21,,PUNCT_22 Latviapunct
22LatviaLatviaPROPNNumber=Sing16 Swedenconj
23,,PUNCT_24 Lithuaniapunct
24LithuaniaLithuaniaPROPNNumber=Sing16 Swedenconj
25,,PUNCT_26 Polandpunct
26PolandPolandPROPNNumber=Sing16 Swedenconj
27,,PUNCT_28 Germanypunct
28GermanyGermanyPROPNNumber=Sing16 Swedenconj
29andandCCONJ_30 Denmarkcc
30DenmarkDenmarkPROPNNumber=Sing16 Swedenconj
31..PUNCT_6 seapunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe Baltic Seaa seanorthern Europetree rules
2surroundparticiplea sea not said herevn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme

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.

Meaning 2

The Baltic states are Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, three countries on its eastern shore.

The tree, 14 words
detamodnsubjcoppunctconjccconjpunctnummodconjcasenmod:possamodnmodpunctrootTheDETBalticADJstatesNOUNareAUXEstoniaPROPN,PUNCTLatviaPROPNandCCONJLithuaniaPROPN,PUNCTthreeNUMcountriesNOUNonADPitsPRONeasternADJshoreNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 statesdet
2BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos3 statesamod
3statesstateNOUNNumber=Plur5 Estoniansubj
4arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 Estoniacop
5EstoniaEstoniaPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
6,,PUNCT_7 Latviapunct
7LatviaLatviaPROPNNumber=Sing5 Estoniaconj
8andandCCONJ_9 Lithuaniacc
9LithuaniaLithuaniaPROPNNumber=Sing5 Estoniaconj
10,,PUNCT_12 countriespunct
11threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card12 countriesnummod
12countriescountryNOUNNumber=Plur5 Estoniaconj
13ononADP_16 shorecase
14itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs16 shorenmod:poss
15easterneasternADJDegree=Pos16 shoreamod
16shoreshoreNOUNNumber=Sing12 countriesnmod
17..PUNCT_5 Estoniapunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe Baltic statesEstonia and Latvia and Lithuania and three countries on its eastern shoretree rules

Meaning 3

Baltic describes things from that region.

amodobjcasedetnmodpunctrootBalticADJdescribesVERBthingsNOUNfromADPthatDETregionNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos2 describesamod
2describesdescribeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thingsthingNOUNNumber=Plur2 describesobj
4fromfromADP_6 regioncase
5thatthatDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem6 regiondet
6regionregionNOUNNumber=Sing3 thingsnmod
7..PUNCT_2 describespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1describepresentthingsthat regionvn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Baltic amber, Baltic languages (Latvian and Lithuanian).

amodpunctamodconjpunctparataxisccconjpunctpunctrootBalticADJamberNOUN,PUNCTBalticADJlanguagesNOUN(PUNCTLatvianADJandCCONJLithuanianADJ)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos2 amberamod
2amberamberNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3,,PUNCT_5 languagespunct
4BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos5 languagesamod
5languageslanguageNOUNNumber=Plur2 amberconj
6((PUNCT_7 Latvianpunct
7LatvianlatvianADJDegree=Pos5 languagesparataxis
8andandCCONJ_9 Lithuaniancc
9LithuanianlithuanianADJDegree=Pos7 Latvianconj
10))PUNCT_7 Latvianpunct
11..PUNCT_2 amberpunct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: UK, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

«It's Baltic!» means it is freezing cold.

punctnsubjcopnsubjpunctpunctnsubjauxccompxcomppunctroot«PUNCTItPRON'sAUXBalticADJ!PUNCT»PUNCTmeansVERBitPRONisAUXfreezingVERBcoldADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_4 Balticpunct
2ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 Balticnsubj
3'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 Balticcop
4BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos7 meansnsubj
5!!PUNCT_4 Balticpunct
6»»PUNCT_4 Balticpunct
7meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 freezingnsubj
9isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 freezingaux
10freezingfreezeVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part7 meansccomp
11coldcoldADJDegree=Pos10 freezingxcomp
12..PUNCT_7 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is in a quotepresentItbaltic propertytree rules
2meanpresentBalticvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3freezepresent · progressiveitcold propertyvn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

The Baltic Sea is less salty than the ocean.

detcompoundnsubjcopadvmodcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETBalticPROPNSeaPROPNisAUXlessADVsaltyADJthanADPtheDEToceanNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 Seadet
2BalticBalticPROPN_3 Seacompound
3SeaSeaPROPNNumber=Sing6 saltynsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 saltycop
5lesslessADVDegree=Cmp6 saltyadvmod
6saltysaltyADJDegree=Posrootroot
7thanthanADP_9 oceancase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 oceandet
9oceanoceanNOUNNumber=Sing6 saltyobl
10..PUNCT_6 saltypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe Baltic Seathan the ocean; less, salty propertytree rules

Example 2

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are called the Baltic states.

nsubj:passpunctflatccconjaux:passdetcompoundxcomppunctrootEstoniaPROPN,PUNCTLatviaPROPNandCCONJLithuaniaPROPNareAUXcalledVERBtheDETBalticPROPNstatesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EstoniaEstoniaPROPNNumber=Sing7 callednsubj:pass
2,,PUNCT_3 Latviapunct
3LatviaLatviaPROPNNumber=Sing1 Estoniaflat
4andandCCONJ_5 Lithuaniacc
5LithuaniaLithuaniaPROPNNumber=Sing1 Estoniaconj
6arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 calledaux:pass
7calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 statesdet
9BalticBalticPROPN_10 statescompound
10statesstateNOUNNumber=Plur7 calledxcomp
11..PUNCT_7 calledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1callpresent · passiveEstonia and Lithuaniavn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 3

Amber from the Baltic often has tiny insects trapped inside.

nsubjcasedetnmodadvmodamodobjacladvmodpunctrootAmberNOUNfromADPtheDETBalticPROPNoftenADVhasVERBtinyADJinsectsNOUNtrappedVERBinsideADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AmberamberNOUNNumber=Sing6 hasnsubj
2fromfromADP_4 Balticcase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 Balticdet
4BalticBalticPROPNNumber=Sing1 Ambernmod
5oftenoftenADV_6 hasadvmod
6hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7tinytinyADJDegree=Pos8 insectsamod
8insectsinsectNOUNNumber=Plur6 hasobj
9trappedtrapVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass8 insectsacl
10insideinsideADV_9 trappedadvmod
11..PUNCT_6 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentAmber from the Baltictiny insectsoften propertyvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Patient
2trapparticipletiny insects not said hereinside propertyvn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Ferries cross the Baltic between Sweden and Finland.

nsubjdetobjcasenmodccconjpunctrootFerriesNOUNcrossVERBtheDETBalticPROPNbetweenADPSwedenPROPNandCCONJFinlandPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FerriesferryNOUNNumber=Plur2 crossnsubj
2crosscrossVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 Balticdet
4BalticBalticPROPNNumber=Sing2 crossobj
5betweenbetweenADP_6 Swedencase
6SwedenSwedenPROPNNumber=Sing4 Balticnmod
7andandCCONJ_8 Finlandcc
8FinlandFinlandPROPNNumber=Sing4 Balticconj
9..PUNCT_2 crosspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1crosspresentFerriesthe Baltic and Finlandbetween Swedenvn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baltic=Patient

Example 5

(slang, UK) Shut the door, it's Baltic in here!

The tree, 10 words
punctpunctappospunctccdetconjpunctnsubjcopconjcaseoblpunctroot(PUNCTslangNOUN,PUNCTUKPROPN)PUNCTShutCCONJtheDETdoorNOUN,PUNCTitPRON'sAUXBalticADJinADPhereADV!PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 slangpunct
2slangslangNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3,,PUNCT_4 UKpunct
4UKUKPROPNNumber=Sing2 slangappos
5))PUNCT_4 UKpunct
6ShutshutCCONJ_8 doorcc
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 doordet
8doordoorNOUNNumber=Sing2 slangconj
9,,PUNCT_12 Balticpunct
10ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs12 Balticnsubj
11'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 Balticcop
12BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos2 slangconj
13ininADP_14 herecase
14herehereADVPronType=Dem12 Balticobl
15!!PUNCT_2 slangpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentdoorbaltic propertytree rules

Example 6

(slang, Scotland) It was absolutely Baltic at the bus stop this morning.

The tree, 12 words
punctpunctappospunctnsubjcopadvmodconjcasedetoblccompdetobl:unmarkedpunctroot(PUNCTslangNOUN,PUNCTScotlandPROPN)PUNCTItPRONwasAUXabsolutelyADVBalticADJatADPtheDETbusNOUNstopVERBthisDETmorningNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_2 slangpunct
2slangslangNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3,,PUNCT_4 Scotlandpunct
4ScotlandScotlandPROPNNumber=Sing2 slangappos
5))PUNCT_2 slangpunct
6ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 Balticnsubj
7wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 Balticcop
8absolutelyabsolutelyADV_9 Balticadvmod
9BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos2 slangconj
10atatADP_12 buscase
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 busdet
12busbusNOUNNumber=Sing13 stopobl
13stopstopVERBVerbForm=Inf9 Balticccomp
14thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem15 morningdet
15morningmorningNOUNNumber=Sing13 stopobl:unmarked
16..PUNCT_2 slangpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastItabsolutely, baltic propertytree rules
2stopinfinitivethe busmorningvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bus=Location

Example 7

Parts of the Baltic freeze over in winter.

casedetamodnmodadvmodcasenmodpunctrootPartsNOUNofADPtheDETBalticADJfreezeNOUNoverADVinADPwinterNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PartspartNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
2ofofADP_5 freezecase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 freezedet
4BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos5 freezeamod
5freezefreezeNOUNNumber=Sing1 Partsnmod
6overoverADV_8 winteradvmod
7ininADP_8 wintercase
8winterwinterNOUNNumber=Sing5 freezenmod
9..PUNCT_1 Partspunct

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

Example 8

Lithuanian is a Baltic language.

nsubjcopdetamodpunctrootLithuanianNOUNisAUXaDETBalticADJlanguageNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LithuanianlithuanianNOUNNumber=Sing5 languagensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 languagecop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 languagedet
4BalticbalticADJDegree=Pos5 languageamod
5languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6..PUNCT_5 languagepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentLithuaniana Baltic languagetree rules

Example 9

On the Baltic Sea, near the Danish shore'--

casedetcompoundpunctcasedetamodappospunctpunctrootOnADPtheDETBalticPROPNSeaPROPN,PUNCTnearADPtheDETDanishADJshoreNOUN'PUNCT--PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OnonADP_4 Seacase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 Seadet
3BalticBalticPROPN_4 Seacompound
4SeaSeaPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
5,,PUNCT_9 shorepunct
6nearnearADP_9 shorecase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 shoredet
8DanishdanishADJDegree=Pos9 shoreamod
9shoreshoreNOUNNumber=Sing4 Seaappos
10''PUNCT_9 shorepunct
11----PUNCT_9 shorepunct

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

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