mayo

Who acts: Mayo, I, mayo sandwich, you, people, cousins · What happens: make, eat, be, know, have, keep · To what, where: thick creamy white sauce, egg yolks, county, west, mayo, chips

«mayo» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: mayo in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Short for mayonnaise: a thick, creamy white sauce made from egg yolks, oil and lemon juice or vinegar, eaten with chips, sandwiches and salads.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 mayonnaise	case
3	mayonnaise	mayonnaise	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Short	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 sauce	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 sauce	det
6	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sauce	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 thick	punct
8	creamy	creamy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sauce	amod
9	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sauce	amod
10	sauce	sauce	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mayonnaise	appos
11	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 sauce	acl
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 yolks	case
13	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 yolks	compound
14	yolks	yolk	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 made	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 oil	punct
16	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sauce	conj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 juice	cc
18	lemon	lemon	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 juice	compound
19	juice	juice	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 oil	conj
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 vinegar	cc
21	vinegar	vinegar	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 juice	conj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 eaten	punct
23	eaten	eat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 sauce	acl
24	with	with	ADP	_	25 chips	case
25	chips	chip	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 eaten	obl
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 sandwiches	punct
27	sandwiches	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 chips	conj
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 salads	cc
29	salads	salad	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 chips	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a thick creamy white sauce and oil and lemon juice or vinegar not said here		egg yolks			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from yolk=Material
2	eat	participle		a thick creamy white sauce and oil and lemon juice or vinegar not said here				with chips and sandwiches and salads	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: a place — kept apart, not parsed.

Mayo is a county in the west of Ireland, known for its coast, mountains and Gaelic football.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mayo	Mayo	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 county	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 county	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 county	det
4	county	county	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 west	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 west	det
7	west	west	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 county	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Ireland	case
9	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 west	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 known	punct
11	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 county	parataxis
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 coast	case
13	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 coast	nmod:poss
14	coast	coast	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 known	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 mountains	punct
16	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 coast	conj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 football	cc
18	Gaelic	gaelic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 football	amod
19	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 coast	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 county	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mayo	a county		the west of Ireland			tree rules
2	know	participle						for west's coast and mountains and Gaelic football	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

Can I have mayo on my chips?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 have	aux
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	mayo	mayo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 chips	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 chips	nmod:poss
7	chips	chip	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	can	I	mayo		my chips			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mayo=Patient

Example 2

A chicken mayo sandwich is my favourite.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sandwich	det
2	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mayo	compound
3	mayo	mayo	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sandwich	compound
4	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 favourite	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 favourite	cop
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 favourite	nmod:poss
7	favourite	favourite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 favourite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a mayo sandwich					favourite property	tree rules

Example 3

Mayo is made from eggs and oil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mayo	Mayo	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux:pass
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 eggs	case
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 oil	cc
7	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eggs	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		Mayo		eggs and oil			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from egg=Material

Example 4

Keep the mayo in the fridge after opening it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mayo	det
3	mayo	mayo	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 fridge	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fridge	det
6	fridge	fridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obl
7	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 opening	mark
8	opening	open	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Keep	advcl
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 opening	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	the mayo		the fridge			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent mayo=Theme in fridge=Location
2	open	gerund	you not said here	mayo					vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme

Example 5

In the Netherlands and Belgium, people often eat chips with mayo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 Netherlands	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Netherlands	det
3	Netherlands	Netherlands	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 eat	obl
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Belgium	cc
5	Belgium	Belgium	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Netherlands	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Netherlands	punct
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 eat	nsubj
8	often	often	ADV	_	9 eat	advmod
9	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	chips	chip	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 eat	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	12 mayo	case
12	mayo	mayo	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 eat	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	present	people	chips		the Netherlands and Belgium		with mayo; often property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chip=Patient

Example 6

Our cousins live in County Mayo, in the west of Ireland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 cousins	nmod:poss
2	cousins	cousin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 live	nsubj
3	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 County	case
5	County	County	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 live	obl
6	Mayo	Mayo	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 County	flat
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 west	punct
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 west	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 west	det
10	west	west	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 live	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 Ireland	case
12	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 west	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Our cousins			County		in the west of Ireland	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in county=Location

Example 7

Mayo play Gaelic football in green and red.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mayo	Mayo	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 play	nsubj
2	play	play	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Gaelic	gaelic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 football	amod
4	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 play	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 green	case
6	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 play	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 red	cc
8	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 green	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	infinitive	Mayo	Gaelic football		green			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme

Example 8

I like mayo, but my sister prefers ketchup.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	mayo	mayo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 like	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 prefers	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 prefers	cc
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 sister	nmod:poss
7	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 prefers	nsubj
8	prefers	prefer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 like	conj
9	ketchup	ketchup	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 prefers	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	I	mayo					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot mayo=Theme
2	prefer	present	my sister	ketchup					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ketchup=Stimulus

Example 9

There was once a boy in the County Mayo; Guleesh was his name.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	2 was	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 boy	det
5	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 County	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 County	det
8	County	County	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 boy	nmod
9	Mayo	Mayo	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 County	flat
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 name	punct
11	Guleesh	Guleesh	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 name	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 name	cop
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 name	nmod:poss
14	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a boy in the County			there		once property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	past	Guleesh	Guleesh's name					tree rules

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