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frisian

Who acts: Frisian, Friesian, Frisian Islands, farm, Frisian horse, Old English · What happens: mean, belong, be, speak, lie, have · To what, where: Friesland, language, closest living language, English, Frisian breed, Frisian · Speech: someone speaks here

«frisian» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: frisian in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Frisian means from or belonging to Friesland or the Frisian Islands, a region along the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and Germany.

The tree, 23 words
nsubjmarkccccompcaseoblccdetcompoundconjpunctdetapposcasedetcompoundcompoundnmodcasedetnmodccconjpunctrootFrisianNOUNmeansVERBfromSCONJorCCONJbelongingVERBtoADPFrieslandPROPNorCCONJtheDETFrisianPROPNIslandsPROPN,PUNCTaDETregionNOUNalongADPtheDETNorthPROPNSeaPROPNcoastNOUNinADPtheDETNetherlandsPROPNandCCONJGermanyPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FrisianfrisianNOUNNumber=Sing2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3fromfromSCONJ_5 belongingmark
4ororCCONJ_5 belongingcc
5belongingbelongVERBVerbForm=Ger2 meansccomp
6totoADP_7 Frieslandcase
7FrieslandFrieslandPROPNNumber=Sing5 belongingobl
8ororCCONJ_11 Islandscc
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 Islandsdet
10FrisianFrisianPROPNNumber=Sing11 Islandscompound
11IslandsIslandPROPNNumber=Plur7 Frieslandconj
12,,PUNCT_14 regionpunct
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 regiondet
14regionregionNOUNNumber=Sing7 Frieslandappos
15alongalongADP_19 coastcase
16thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 coastdet
17NorthNorthPROPNNumber=Sing18 Seacompound
18SeaSeaPROPNNumber=Sing19 coastcompound
19coastcoastNOUNNumber=Sing14 regionnmod
20ininADP_22 Netherlandscase
21thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art22 Netherlandsdet
22NetherlandsNetherlandsPROPNNumber=Sing19 coastnmod
23andandCCONJ_24 Germanycc
24GermanyGermanyPROPNNumber=Sing22 Netherlandsconj
25..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentFrisianvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2belonggerundFriesland or the Frisian Islandsvn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: 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

Frisian is the language spoken there; it is the closest living language to English.

The tree, 14 words
nsubjcopdetacladvmodpunctnsubjcopdetamodamodconjcasenmodpunctrootFrisianNOUNisAUXtheDETlanguageNOUNspokenVERBthereADV;PUNCTitPRONisAUXtheDETclosestADJlivingADJlanguageNOUNtoADPEnglishPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FrisianfrisianNOUNNumber=Sing4 languagensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 languagecop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 languagedet
4languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5spokenspeakVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 languageacl
6therethereADVPronType=Dem5 spokenadvmod
7;;PUNCT_13 languagepunct
8ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs13 languagensubj
9isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 languagecop
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 languagedet
11closestcloseADJDegree=Sup13 languageamod
12livinglivingADJDegree=Pos13 languageamod
13languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Sing4 languageconj
14totoADP_15 Englishcase
15EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing13 languagenmod
16..PUNCT_4 languagepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentFrisianthe language and the closest living languagetree rules
2speak speech: otherparticiplethe language and the closest living language not said heretherevn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3is apresentFrisianthe closest living languageEnglishtree rules

Meaning 3

A Frisian (or Friesian) is also a breed of black-and-white dairy cow, or a black horse breed.

The tree, 19 words
detamodpunctccnsubjpunctcopadvmoddetcaseamodpunctccpunctamodcompoundnmodpunctccdetamodcompoundconjpunctrootADETFrisianADJ(PUNCTorCCONJFriesianPROPN)PUNCTisAUXalsoADVaDETbreedNOUNofADPblackADJ-PUNCTandCCONJ-PUNCTwhiteADJdairyNOUNcowNOUN,PUNCTorCCONJaDETblackADJhorseNOUNbreedNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 breeddet
2FrisianfrisianADJDegree=Pos10 breedamod
3((PUNCT_5 Friesianpunct
4ororCCONJ_5 Friesiancc
5FriesianFriesianPROPNNumber=Sing10 breednsubj
6))PUNCT_5 Friesianpunct
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 breedcop
8alsoalsoADV_10 breedadvmod
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 breeddet
10breedbreedNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
11ofofADP_18 cowcase
12blackblackADJDegree=Pos18 cowamod
13--PUNCT_18 cowpunct
14andandCCONJ_18 cowcc
15--PUNCT_14 andpunct
16whitewhiteADJDegree=Pos18 cowamod
17dairydairyNOUNNumber=Sing18 cowcompound
18cowcowNOUNNumber=Sing10 breednmod
19,,PUNCT_24 breedpunct
20ororCCONJ_24 breedcc
21aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art24 breeddet
22blackblackADJDegree=Pos24 breedamod
23horsehorseNOUNNumber=Sing24 breedcompound
24breedbreedNOUNNumber=Sing18 cowconj
25..PUNCT_10 breedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentFriesiana Frisian breedof black white dairy cow or a black horse breedtree rules

Example 1

Frisian is spoken in the north of the Netherlands.

nsubj:passaux:passcasedetoblcasedetnmodpunctrootFrisianNOUNisAUXspokenVERBinADPtheDETnorthNOUNofADPtheDETNetherlandsPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FrisianfrisianNOUNNumber=Sing3 spokennsubj:pass
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 spokenaux:pass
3spokenspeakVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
4ininADP_6 northcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 northdet
6northnorthNOUNNumber=Sing3 spokenobl
7ofofADP_9 Netherlandscase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 Netherlandsdet
9NetherlandsNetherlandsPROPNNumber=Sing6 northnmod
10..PUNCT_3 spokenpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1speak speech: otherpresent · passiveFrisianthe north of the Netherlandstree rules

Example 2

Frisian is the closest language to English.

nsubjcopdetamodcasenmodpunctrootFrisianNOUNisAUXtheDETclosestADJlanguageNOUNtoADPEnglishPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FrisianfrisianNOUNNumber=Sing5 languagensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 languagecop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 languagedet
4closestcloseADJDegree=Sup5 languageamod
5languagelanguageNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6totoADP_7 Englishcase
7EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing5 languagenmod
8..PUNCT_5 languagepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentFrisianthe closest languageEnglishtree rules

Example 3

The Frisian Islands lie in the North Sea.

detamodnsubjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootTheDETFrisianADJIslandsPROPNlieVERBinADPtheDETNorthPROPNSeaPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 Islandsdet
2FrisianfrisianADJDegree=Pos3 Islandsamod
3IslandsIslandPROPNNumber=Plur4 liensubj
4lielieVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5ininADP_8 Seacase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 Seadet
7NorthNorthPROPNNumber=Sing8 Seacompound
8SeaSeaPROPNNumber=Sing4 lieobl
9..PUNCT_4 liepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1liepresentthe Frisian Islandsthe North Seavn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in sea=Location

Example 4

The farm has a herd of black-and-white Friesian cows.

detnsubjdetobjcaseamodpunctccpunctconjcompoundnmodpunctrootTheDETfarmNOUNhasVERBaDETherdNOUNofADPblackADJ-PUNCTandCCONJ-PUNCTwhiteADJFriesianPROPNcowsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 farmdet
2farmfarmNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasnsubj
3hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 herddet
5herdherdNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasobj
6ofofADP_13 cowscase
7blackblackADJDegree=Pos13 cowsamod
8--PUNCT_7 blackpunct
9andandCCONJ_11 whitecc
10--PUNCT_9 andpunct
11whitewhiteADJDegree=Pos7 blackconj
12FriesianFriesianPROPNNumber=Sing13 cowscompound
13cowscowNOUNNumber=Plur5 herdnmod
14..PUNCT_3 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentthe farma herd of black Friesian cowsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herd=Patient

Example 5

A Frisian horse is tall, black and shiny.

detamodnsubjcoppunctconjccconjpunctrootADETFrisianADJhorseNOUNisAUXtallADJ,PUNCTblackADJandCCONJshinyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 horsedet
2FrisianfrisianADJDegree=Pos3 horseamod
3horsehorseNOUNNumber=Sing5 tallnsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 tallcop
5talltallADJDegree=Posrootroot
6,,PUNCT_7 blackpunct
7blackblackADJDegree=Pos5 tallconj
8andandCCONJ_9 shinycc
9shinyshinyADJDegree=Pos5 tallconj
10..PUNCT_5 tallpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresenta Frisian horsetall propertytree rules
2bea Frisian horse not said heretree rules
3bea Frisian horse not said heretree rules

Example 6

Old English and Frisian were once very similar.

amodnsubjccconjcopadvmodadvmodpunctrootOldADJEnglishPROPNandCCONJFrisianPROPNwereAUXonceADVveryADVsimilarADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OldoldADJDegree=Pos2 Englishamod
2EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing8 similarnsubj
3andandCCONJ_4 Frisiancc
4FrisianFrisianPROPNNumber=Sing2 Englishconj
5werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 similarcop
6onceonceADVNumForm=Word NumType=Mult8 similaradvmod
7veryveryADV_8 similaradvmod
8similarsimilarADJDegree=Posrootroot
9..PUNCT_8 similarpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastOld English and Frisianonce, similar propertytree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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