cortina

Who acts: ski town, cortina, first car, skiers, family, mushrooms · What happens: host, mean, not be, be, race down, hold · To what, where: Winter Olympics, 1956, curtain, English word, sense, blue Ford

«cortina» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: cortina in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

The Ford Cortina, a very popular family car in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand from 1962 to 1982.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Cortina	det
2	Ford	Ford	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Cortina	compound
3	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 car	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 car	det
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 popular	advmod
7	popular	popular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 car	amod
8	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 car	compound
9	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Cortina	appos
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 Britain	case
11	Britain	Britain	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 car	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 Ireland	punct
13	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Cortina	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Australia	punct
15	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Cortina	conj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 Zealand	cc
17	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Zealand	flat
18	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Cortina	conj
19	from	from	ADP	_	20 1962	case
20	1962	1962	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 Cortina	nmod
21	to	to	ADP	_	22 1982	case
22	1982	1982	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	20 1962	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 Cortina	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: a place name — kept apart, not parsed.

Cortina d'Ampezzo, a ski town in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy that hosted Winter Olympics in 1956 and, with Milan, in 2026.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 d'Ampezzo	compound
2	d'Ampezzo	d'ampezzo	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 town	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 town	det
5	ski	ski	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 town	compound
6	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 d'Ampezzo	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 mountains	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mountains	det
9	Dolomite	Dolomite	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 mountains	compound
10	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 town	nmod
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 Italy	case
12	northern	northern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 Italy	amod
13	Italy	Italy	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 mountains	nmod
14	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 hosted	nsubj
15	hosted	host	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 town	acl:relcl
16	Winter	Winter	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Olympics	compound
17	Olympics	Olympic	PROPN	Number=Plur	15 hosted	obj
18	in	in	ADP	_	19 1956	case
19	1956	1956	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	15 hosted	obl
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 Milan	cc
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 Milan	punct
22	with	with	ADP	_	23 Milan	case
23	Milan	Milan	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 hosted	conj
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 2026	punct
25	in	in	ADP	_	26 2026	case
26	2026	2026	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	15 hosted	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 d'Ampezzo	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	host	past	a ski town in the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy		Winter Olympics	1956		in 2026	vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent olympic=Beneficiary

Meaning 3

Usage: science, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

A cobweb-like veil under the cap of some young mushrooms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 veil	det
2	cobweb	cobweb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 like	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 cobweb	punct
4	like	like	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 veil	amod
5	veil	veil	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	under	under	ADP	_	8 cap	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cap	det
8	cap	cap	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 veil	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 mushrooms	case
10	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	12 mushrooms	det
11	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 mushrooms	amod
12	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 cap	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 veil	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: Spanish — kept apart, not parsed.

In Spanish, «cortina» means a curtain; it is not an English word in that sense.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Spanish	case
2	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 means	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Spanish	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 cortina	punct
5	cortina	cortina	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 means	nsubj
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 cortina	punct
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 curtain	det
9	curtain	curtain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 means	obj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 word	punct
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 word	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 word	cop
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 word	advmod
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 word	det
15	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 word	amod
16	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 means	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 sense	case
18	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	19 sense	det
19	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 word	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	cortina	a curtain				in Spanish	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot curtain=Theme in spanish=Attribute
2	not is a	present	cortina	a English word		that sense			tree rules

Example 1

Grandad's first car was a blue Ford Cortina.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 car	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Grandad	case
3	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 car	amod
4	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Ford	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 Ford	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 Ford	det
7	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 Ford	amod
8	Ford	Ford	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Ford	flat
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 Ford	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Grandad's first car	a blue Ford					tree rules

Example 2

The skiers raced down the slopes at Cortina.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 skiers	det
2	skiers	skier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 raced	nsubj
3	raced	race	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 raced	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 slopes	det
6	slopes	slope	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 raced	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 Cortina	case
8	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 raced	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	race down	past	the skiers	the slopes		Cortina			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent slope=Theme at cortina=Trajectory

Example 3

The 2026 Winter Olympics were held in Milan and Cortina.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Olympics	det
2	2026	2026	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 Olympics	nummod
3	Winter	Winter	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Olympics	compound
4	Olympics	Olympic	PROPN	Number=Plur	6 held	nsubj
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 held	aux:pass
6	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Milan	case
8	Milan	Milan	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 held	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 Cortina	cc
10	Cortina	Cortina	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Milan	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past · passive		the 2026 Winter Olympics		Milan and Cortina			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in milan=Location

Example 4

In the old photo, the family stands next to their Cortina.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 photo	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 photo	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 photo	amod
4	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stands	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 photo	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 family	det
7	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stands	nsubj
8	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	next	next	ADV	_	8 stands	advmod
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 Cortina	case
11	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 Cortina	nmod:poss
12	Cortina	cortina	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 next	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 stands	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	present	the family			the old photo		next property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in photo=Location

Example 5

Some mushrooms have a cortina, a web-like veil under the cap.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 mushrooms	det
2	mushrooms	mushroom	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cortina	det
5	cortina	cortina	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 veil	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 veil	det
8	web	web	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 like	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 web	punct
10	like	like	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 veil	amod
11	veil	veil	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cortina	appos
12	under	under	ADP	_	14 cap	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 cap	det
14	cap	cap	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 veil	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	some mushrooms	a cortina					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cortina=Patient

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