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hun

Who acts: Huns, nomadic people, Hun, First World Wars, British people, Attila · What happens: be, ride, use, call, not use, lead · To what, where: nomadic people, Central Asia, AD, Europe, Attila, short form · Speech: someone speaks here

«hun» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: hun in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

The Huns were a nomadic people from Central Asia who rode into Europe in the 300s and 400s AD; their most famous leader was Attila.

The tree, 25 words
detnsubjcopdetamodcaseflatnmodnsubjparataxiscaseoblcasedetoblccconjoblpunctnmod:possadvmodamodparataxiscopappospunctrootTheDETHunsPROPNwereAUXaDETnomadicADJpeopleNOUNfromADPCentralPROPNAsiaPROPNwhoPRONrodeVERBintoADPEuropePROPNinADPtheDET300sNOUNandCCONJ400sNOUNADNOUN;PUNCTtheirPRONmostADVfamousADJleaderNOUNwasAUXAttilaPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Hunsdet
2HunsHunPROPNNumber=Plur6 peoplensubj
3werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 peoplecop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 peopledet
5nomadicnomadicADJDegree=Pos6 peopleamod
6peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
7fromfromADP_9 Asiacase
8CentralCentralPROPNNumber=Sing9 Asiaflat
9AsiaAsiaPROPNNumber=Sing6 peoplenmod
10whowhoPRONPronType=Rel11 rodensubj
11roderideVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 peopleparataxis
12intointoADP_13 Europecase
13EuropeEuropePROPNNumber=Sing11 rodeobl
14ininADP_16 300scase
15thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art16 300sdet
16300s300NOUNNumber=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card11 rodeobl
17andandCCONJ_18 400scc
18400s400NOUNNumber=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card16 300sconj
19ADadNOUNNumber=Sing11 rodeobl
20;;PUNCT_11 rodepunct
21theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs24 leadernmod:poss
22mostmostADVDegree=Sup23 famousadvmod
23famousfamousADJDegree=Pos24 leaderamod
24leaderleaderNOUNNumber=Sing11 rodeparataxis
25wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin26 Attilacop
26AttilaAttilaPROPNNumber=Sing24 leaderappos
27..PUNCT_6 peoplepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastthe Hunsa nomadic peopleCentral Asiatree rules
2ridepasta nomadic peopleADEuropein the 300s and 400svn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into europe=Trajectory
3is apastAttilatree rules

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

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

«Hun» is a short form of «honey», used as a friendly or loving way to call someone, like «love» or «dear».

The tree, 21 words
punctnsubjpunctcopdetamodcasepunctnmodpunctpunctparataxiscasedetamodccconjoblmarkadvclobjpunctcasepunctxcomppunctccpunctconjpunctpunctroot«PUNCTHunNOUN»PUNCTisAUXaDETshortADJformNOUNofADP«PUNCThoneyNOUN»PUNCT,PUNCTusedVERBasADPaDETfriendlyADJorCCONJlovingADJwayNOUNtoPARTcallVERBsomeonePRON,PUNCTlikeADP«PUNCTloveNOUN»PUNCTorCCONJ«PUNCTdearADJ»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Hunpunct
2HunhunNOUNNumber=Sing7 formnsubj
3»»PUNCT_2 Hunpunct
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 formcop
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 formdet
6shortshortADJDegree=Pos7 formamod
7formformNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8ofofADP_10 honeycase
9««PUNCT_10 honeypunct
10honeyhoneyNOUNNumber=Sing7 formnmod
11»»PUNCT_10 honeypunct
12,,PUNCT_13 usedpunct
13useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass7 formparataxis
14asasADP_19 waycase
15aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art19 waydet
16friendlyfriendlyADJDegree=Pos19 wayamod
17ororCCONJ_18 lovingcc
18lovinglovingADJDegree=Pos16 friendlyconj
19waywayNOUNNumber=Sing13 usedobl
20totoPART_21 callmark
21callcallVERBVerbForm=Inf13 usedadvcl
22someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind21 callobj
23,,PUNCT_26 lovepunct
24likelikeADP_26 lovecase
25««PUNCT_26 lovepunct
26loveloveNOUNNumber=Sing21 callxcomp
27»»PUNCT_26 lovepunct
28ororCCONJ_30 dearcc
29««PUNCT_30 dearpunct
30deardearADJDegree=Pos26 loveconj
31»»PUNCT_26 lovepunct
32..PUNCT_7 formpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentHuna short formof honeytree rules
2useparticipleas a friendly wayvn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3callto-infinitivesomeonevn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient

Meaning 3

Usage: offensive, historical — kept apart, not parsed.

In the First and Second World Wars «the Hun» was an insulting name British people used for German soldiers; it is not used for people today.

The tree, 26 words
casedetamodccconjcompoundnsubjpunctdetappospunctcopdetamodamodnsubjacl:relclcaseamodoblpunctnsubj:passaux:passadvmodconjcaseoblobl:unmarkedpunctrootInADPtheDETFirstADJandCCONJSecondADJWorldPROPNWarsPROPN«PUNCTtheDETHunPROPN»PUNCTwasAUXanDETinsultingADJnameNOUNBritishADJpeopleNOUNusedVERBforADPGermanADJsoldiersNOUN;PUNCTitPRONisAUXnotPARTusedVERBforADPpeopleNOUNtodayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_7 Warscase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 Warsdet
3FirstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord7 Warsamod
4andandCCONJ_5 Secondcc
5SecondsecondADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord3 Firstconj
6WorldWorldPROPNNumber=Sing7 Warscompound
7WarsWarPROPNNumber=Plur15 namensubj
8««PUNCT_10 Hunpunct
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 Hundet
10HunHunPROPNNumber=Sing7 Warsappos
11»»PUNCT_10 Hunpunct
12wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin15 namecop
13anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 namedet
14insultinginsultingADJDegree=Pos15 nameamod
15namenameNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
16BritishBritishADJDegree=Pos17 peopleamod
17peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur18 usednsubj
18useduseVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin15 nameacl:relcl
19forforADP_21 soldierscase
20GermanGermanADJDegree=Pos21 soldiersamod
21soldierssoldierNOUNNumber=Plur18 usedobl
22;;PUNCT_26 usedpunct
23ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs26 usednsubj:pass
24isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin26 usedaux:pass
25notnotPARTPolarity=Neg26 usedadvmod
26useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass15 nameconj
27forforADP_28 peoplecase
28peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur26 usedobl
29todaytodayNOUNNumber=Sing26 usedobl:unmarked
30..PUNCT_15 namepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastthe First World Warsa insulting nametree rules
2usepastBritish peoplea insulting name not said herefor German soldiersvn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent name=Theme for soldier=Eventuality
3not usepresent · passivenametodayfor peoplevn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for people=Eventuality

Example 1

Attila the Hun led his army across Europe.

nsubjdetapposnmod:possobjcaseoblpunctrootAttilaPROPNtheDETHunPROPNledVERBhisPRONarmyNOUNacrossADPEuropePROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AttilaAttilaPROPNNumber=Sing4 lednsubj
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 Hundet
3HunHunPROPNNumber=Sing1 Attilaappos
4ledleadVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 armynmod:poss
6armyarmyNOUNNumber=Sing4 ledobj
7acrossacrossADP_8 Europecase
8EuropeEuropePROPNNumber=Sing4 ledobl
9..PUNCT_4 ledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1leadpastAttilaAttila's armyEuropevn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent army=Theme across europe=Destination

Example 2

The Huns fought on horseback and moved from place to place.

detnsubjcaseoblccconjcaseoblcaseoblpunctrootTheDETHunsPROPNfoughtVERBonADPhorsebackNOUNandCCONJmovedVERBfromADPplaceNOUNtoADPplaceNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Hunsdet
2HunsHunPROPNNumber=Plur3 foughtnsubj
3foughtfightVERBMood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ononADP_5 horsebackcase
5horsebackhorsebackNOUNNumber=Sing3 foughtobl
6andandCCONJ_7 movedcc
7movedmoveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 foughtconj
8fromfromADP_9 placecase
9placeplaceNOUNNumber=Sing7 movedobl
10totoADP_11 placecase
11placeplaceNOUNNumber=Sing7 movedobl
12..PUNCT_3 foughtpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fightpastthe Hunshorsebackvn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2movepastthe Huns not said hereplaceto placevn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from place=Initial_Location to place=Destination

Example 3

«Thanks for the cake, hun!» said Mum's friend.

punctccompcasedetnmodpunctconjpunctpunctnmod:posscasensubjpunctroot«PUNCTThanksNOUNforADPtheDETcakeNOUN,PUNCThunNOUN!PUNCT»PUNCTsaidVERBMumPROPN'sPARTfriendNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Thankspunct
2ThanksthanksNOUNNumber=Sing10 saidccomp
3forforADP_5 cakecase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 cakedet
5cakecakeNOUNNumber=Sing2 Thanksnmod
6,,PUNCT_7 hunpunct
7hunhunNOUNNumber=Sing2 Thanksconj
8!!PUNCT_2 Thankspunct
9»»PUNCT_2 Thankspunct
10saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
11MumMumPROPNNumber=Sing13 friendnmod:poss
12's'sPART_11 Mumcase
13friendfriendNOUNNumber=Sing10 saidnsubj
14..PUNCT_10 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastMum's friendvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 4

«Don't cry, hun, it's only a scratch,» said the nurse.

The tree, 12 words
punctauxadvmodccomppunctobjpunctnsubjcopadvmoddetparataxispunctpunctdetobjpunctroot«PUNCTDoAUXn'tPARTcryVERB,PUNCThunNOUN,PUNCTitPRON'sAUXonlyADVaDETscratchNOUN,PUNCT»PUNCTsaidVERBtheDETnurseNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_4 crypunct
2DodoAUXMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin4 cryaux
3n'tnotPARTPolarity=Neg4 cryadvmod
4crycryVERBVerbForm=Inf15 saidccomp
5,,PUNCT_6 hunpunct
6hunhunNOUNNumber=Sing4 cryobj
7,,PUNCT_12 scratchpunct
8ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs12 scratchnsubj
9'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 scratchcop
10onlyonlyADV_12 scratchadvmod
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art12 scratchdet
12scratchscratchNOUNNumber=Sing4 cryparataxis
13,,PUNCT_4 crypunct
14»»PUNCT_4 crypunct
15saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
16thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 nursedet
17nursenurseNOUNNumber=Sing15 saidobj
18..PUNCT_15 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not cry speech: express in a quoteinfinitive · do-supporthunvn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hun=Topic
2is a in a quotepresenthuna scratchtree rules
3say speech: assertpastthe nursevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 5

Old wartime posters called German soldiers «the Hun».

amodamodaclamodobjpunctdetoblpunctpunctrootOldADJwartimeADJpostersNOUNcalledVERBGermanADJsoldiersNOUN«PUNCTtheDETHunPROPN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OldoldADJDegree=Pos3 postersamod
2wartimewartimeADJDegree=Pos3 postersamod
3postersposterNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
4calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 postersacl
5GermanGermanADJDegree=Pos6 soldiersamod
6soldierssoldierNOUNNumber=Plur4 calledobj
7««PUNCT_9 Hunpunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 Hundet
9HunHunPROPNNumber=Sing4 calledobl
10»»PUNCT_9 Hunpunct
11..PUNCT_3 posterspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1callparticipleOld wartime posters not said hereGerman soldiersthe Hun oblvn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent soldier=Recipient

Example 6

The Romans feared the Huns more than almost any other enemy.

detnsubjdetobjadvmodcaseadvmoddetamodoblpunctrootTheDETRomansPROPNfearedVERBtheDETHunsPROPNmoreADVthanADPalmostADVanyDETotherADJenemyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Romansdet
2RomansRomanPROPNNumber=Plur3 fearednsubj
3fearedfearVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 Hunsdet
5HunsHunPROPNNumber=Plur3 fearedobj
6moremoreADVDegree=Cmp5 Hunsadvmod
7thanthanADP_11 enemycase
8almostalmostADV_11 enemyadvmod
9anyanyDETPronType=Ind11 enemydet
10otherotherADJDegree=Pos11 enemyamod
11enemyenemyNOUNNumber=Sing6 moreobl
12..PUNCT_3 fearedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fearpastthe Romansthe Hunsvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hun=Stimulus

Example 7

«Love you, hun x,» she wrote at the end of the text.

The tree, 12 words
punctobjpunctcompoundconjpunctpunctnsubjconjcasedetoblcasedetnmodpunctroot«PUNCTLoveVERByouPRON,PUNCThunNOUNxNOUN,PUNCT»PUNCTshePRONwroteVERBatADPtheDETendNOUNofADPtheDETtextNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Lovepunct
2LoveloveVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs2 Loveobj
4,,PUNCT_6 xpunct
5hunhunNOUNNumber=Sing6 xcompound
6xxNOUNNumber=Sing2 Loveconj
7,,PUNCT_10 wrotepunct
8»»PUNCT_10 wrotepunct
9sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 wrotensubj
10wrotewriteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 Loveconj
11atatADP_13 endcase
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 enddet
13endendNOUNNumber=Sing10 wroteobl
14ofofADP_16 textcase
15thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art16 textdet
16texttextNOUNNumber=Sing13 endnmod
17..PUNCT_2 Lovepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1love in a quoteimperativeyou not said hereyouvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
2writepastsheat the end of the textvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

He searched, and found a large golden armlet of superior workmanship, and it was evident that the plough had disturbed a Hun's grave.

The tree, 24 words
nsubjpunctccparataxisdetamodamodobjcaseamodnmodpunctccnsubjcopconjmarkdetnsubj:passauxadvcldetnmod:posscaseobjpunctrootHePRONsearchedVERB,PUNCTandCCONJfoundVERBaDETlargeADJgoldenADJarmletNOUNofADPsuperiorADJworkmanshipNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJitPRONwasAUXevidentADJthatSCONJtheDETploughNOUNhadAUXdisturbedVERBaDETHunPROPN'sPARTgraveNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 searchednsubj
2searchedsearchVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3,,PUNCT_5 foundpunct
4andandCCONJ_5 foundcc
5foundfindVERBMood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 searchedparataxis
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 armletdet
7largelargeADJDegree=Pos9 armletamod
8goldengoldenADJDegree=Pos9 armletamod
9armletarmletNOUNNumber=Sing5 foundobj
10ofofADP_12 workmanshipcase
11superiorsuperiorADJDegree=Pos12 workmanshipamod
12workmanshipworkmanshipNOUNNumber=Sing9 armletnmod
13,,PUNCT_17 evidentpunct
14andandCCONJ_17 evidentcc
15ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs17 evidentnsubj
16wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin17 evidentcop
17evidentevidentADJDegree=Pos5 foundconj
18thatthatSCONJ_22 disturbedmark
19thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art20 ploughdet
20ploughploughNOUNNumber=Sing22 disturbednsubj:pass
21hadhaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin22 disturbedaux
22disturbeddisturbVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass17 evidentadvcl
23aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art24 Hundet
24HunHunPROPNNumber=Sing26 gravenmod:poss
25's'sPART_24 Huncase
26gravegraveNOUNNumber=Sing22 disturbedobj
27..PUNCT_2 searchedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1searchpastHevn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
2findpasta large golden armlet of superior workmanshipvn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent armlet=Topic
3ispastarmletevident propertytree rules
4disturbpast · perfect · passivethe ploughvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer grave=Result

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