epithet

Who acts: Richard, Homer, bully, epithet, you · What happens: describe, add, use, finger, be, give · To what, where: describing word, name, word, someone, short describing phrase, old Greek poems

«epithet» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: epithet in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A describing word or phrase added to a name, like «the Great» in «Alfred the Great» or «Lionheart» in «Richard the Lionheart».

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	describing	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 word	amod
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 phrase	cc
5	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	conj
6	added	add	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 word	acl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 name	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 name	det
9	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 added	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 Great	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	14 Great	case
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 Great	punct
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Great	det
14	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 added	parataxis
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 Great	punct
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 Alfred	case
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 Alfred	punct
18	Alfred	Alfred	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Great	obl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Great	det
20	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 Great	conj
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 Great	punct
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 Lionheart	cc
23	«	«	PUNCT	_	24 Lionheart	punct
24	Lionheart	Lionheart	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Great	conj
25	»	»	PUNCT	_	24 Lionheart	punct
26	in	in	ADP	_	28 Richard	case
27	«	«	PUNCT	_	28 Richard	punct
28	Richard	Richard	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Great	obl
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 Lionheart	det
30	Lionheart	Lionheart	PROPN	Number=Sing	28 Richard	appos
31	»	»	PUNCT	_	30 Lionheart	punct
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	gerund							vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	add speech: assert	participle		a describing word or phrase not said here	a name				vn say-37.7-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to name=Recipient clause=Topic

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

A word used to describe someone, often an insult or nasty name.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 word	acl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 describe	mark
5	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 describe	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 insult	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	10 insult	advmod
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 insult	det
10	insult	insult	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 someone	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 name	cc
12	nasty	nasty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 name	amod
13	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 insult	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a word not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	describe	to-infinitive		someone					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: stories, poems — kept apart, not parsed.

A short describing phrase used again and again, like «rosy-fingered dawn» in old Greek poems.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 phrase	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 phrase	amod
3	describing	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 phrase	amod
4	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 phrase	acl
6	again	again	ADV	_	5 used	advmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 again	cc
8	again	again	ADV	_	6 again	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 dawn	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	15 dawn	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 dawn	punct
12	rosy	rosy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 dawn	amod
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 rosy	punct
14	fingered	finger	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 dawn	amod
15	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	obl
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 dawn	punct
17	in	in	ADP	_	20 poems	case
18	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 poems	amod
19	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 poems	amod
20	poems	poem	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 used	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 phrase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	describe	gerund				vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle	a short describing phrase not said here	old Greek poems	again; dawn	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	finger in a quote	participle				tree rules

Example 1

«The Great» is an epithet given to Alfred.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 Great	punct
2	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Great	det
3	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 epithet	amod
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 Great	punct
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 epithet	cop
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 epithet	det
7	epithet	epithet	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 epithet	acl
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 Alfred	case
10	Alfred	Alfred	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 given	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 epithet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a Great epithet					tree rules
2	give	participle		a Great epithet not said here	Alfred				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to alfred=Recipient

Example 2

Richard I had the epithet «Lionheart».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Richard	Richard	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 epithet	det
5	epithet	epithet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 Lionheart	punct
7	Lionheart	Lionheart	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 epithet	appos
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 Lionheart	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Richard	the epithet					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epithet=Patient

Example 3

Homer gives Athena the epithet «grey-eyed».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Homer	homer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gives	nsubj
2	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Athena	Athena	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 gives	iobj
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 epithet	det
5	epithet	epithet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gives	obj
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 eyed	punct
7	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 eyed	amod
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 grey	punct
9	eyed	eyed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 epithet	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 eyed	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present	Homer	the epithet	Athena				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent athena=Recipient epithet=Theme

Example 4

The bully shouted nasty epithets in the playground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bully	det
2	bully	bully	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shouted	nsubj
3	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	nasty	nasty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 epithets	amod
5	epithets	epithet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 shouted	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 playground	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 playground	det
8	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shouted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	the bully	nasty epithets		the playground			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epithet=Topic

Example 5

Mum's epithet for my bedroom is «the swamp».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 epithet	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Mum	case
3	epithet	epithet	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 swamp	nsubj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 bedroom	case
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 bedroom	nmod:poss
6	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 epithet	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 swamp	cop
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 swamp	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 swamp	det
10	swamp	swamp	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 swamp	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 swamp	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	Mum's epithet for my bedroom	the swamp					tree rules

Example 6

Can you think of a fun epithet for your pet?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 think	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 think	nsubj
3	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 epithet	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 epithet	det
6	fun	fun	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 epithet	amod
7	epithet	epithet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 think	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 pet	case
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 pet	nmod:poss
10	pet	pet	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 epithet	nmod
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 think	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	can	you					of a fun epithet for your pet	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

She was worshipped as Venus Cloacina (or the Purifier), and as Venus Myrtea (or the myrtle goddess), an epithet derived from the myrtle, the emblem of Love.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 worshipped	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 worshipped	aux:pass
3	worshipped	worshipp	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 Cloacina	case
5	Venus	Venus	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Cloacina	compound
6	Cloacina	Cloacina	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 worshipped	obl
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 Purifier	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 Purifier	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Purifier	det
10	Purifier	Purifier	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Cloacina	appos
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 Purifier	punct
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Venus	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 Venus	cc
14	as	as	ADP	_	15 Venus	case
15	Venus	Venus	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 worshipped	parataxis
16	Myrtea	Myrtea	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 Venus	flat
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	21 goddess	punct
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 goddess	cc
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 goddess	det
20	myrtle	myrtle	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 goddess	compound
21	goddess	goddess	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Venus	appos
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	21 goddess	punct
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 epithet	punct
24	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 epithet	det
25	epithet	epithet	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Venus	appos
26	derived	derive	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	25 epithet	acl
27	from	from	ADP	_	29 myrtle	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 myrtle	det
29	myrtle	myrtle	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 derived	obl
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 emblem	punct
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 emblem	det
32	emblem	emblem	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Venus	appos
33	of	of	ADP	_	34 Love	case
34	Love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 emblem	nmod
35	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 worshipped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	worshipp	past · passive		She				as Venus Cloacina	tree rules
2	derive	participle		a epithet not said here		the myrtle			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent from myrtle=Material

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