nu

Who acts: Ν, letter, word, Nu, Greek letter, small letter nu · What happens: write, sound, letter, mean, come on, hear · To what, where: 13th letter, n, Greek alphabet, word, English, Greek letter · Speech: someone speaks here

«nu» 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: nu in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet, written Ν (capital) and ν (small); it sounds like English «n».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 letter	det
2	13th	13th	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Combi NumType=Ord	3 letter	amod
3	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 written	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 alphabet	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 alphabet	det
6	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 alphabet	amod
7	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 letter	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 written	punct
9	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	Ν	Ν	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 written	obl:agent
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 capital	punct
12	capital	capital	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Ν	appos
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 capital	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 ν	cc
15	ν	ν	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Ν	conj
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 small	punct
17	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 ν	amod
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 small	punct
19	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 sounds	punct
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 sounds	nsubj
21	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 written	parataxis
22	like	like	ADP	_	23 English	case
23	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 sounds	obl
24	«	«	PUNCT	_	25 n	punct
25	n	n	NOUN	_	21 sounds	obl
26	»	»	PUNCT	_	25 n	punct
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 written	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	write	participle · passive	Ν and ν	the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
2	sound	present	letter	n	like English	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	letter			the Greek alphabet		nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient

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: Yiddish, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A word meaning «well?», «so?» or «come on», heard in some Jewish families' English.

The tree, 15 words

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	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 word	acl
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 well	punct
5	well	well	INTJ	_	3 meaning	discourse
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 well	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 well	punct
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 well	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 so	punct
10	so	so	ADV	_	15 come	advmod
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	15 come	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 ?	punct
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 come	cc
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 come	punct
15	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 meaning	ccomp
16	on	on	ADP	_	15 come	compound:prt
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 come	punct
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 heard	punct
19	heard	hear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 word	acl
20	in	in	ADP	_	25 English	case
21	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	23 families	det
22	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 families	amod
23	families	family	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 English	nmod:poss
24	'	's	PART	_	23 families	case
25	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 heard	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	mean	gerund	a word not said here			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	come on in a quote	infinitive				vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	hear	participle		a word not said here	some Jewish families's English	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

Sometimes a playful spelling of «new» in brand names («nu-look»).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	7 new	advmod
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 spelling	det
3	playful	playful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 spelling	amod
4	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 new	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 new	case
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 new	punct
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 new	punct
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 names	case
10	brand	brand	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 names	compound
11	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 new	obl
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 look	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 look	punct
14	nu	nu	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 look	compound
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 look	punct
16	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 names	nmod
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 look	punct
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 look	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 new	punct

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

Example 1

Nu is the Greek letter that comes after mu.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nu	nu	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 letter	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 letter	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 letter	det
4	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 letter	amod
5	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 comes	nsubj
7	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 letter	acl:relcl
8	after	after	ADP	_	9 mu	case
9	mu	mu	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 comes	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 letter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Nu	the Greek letter					tree rules
2	come	present	the Greek letter				after mu		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The small letter nu looks like a v.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 nu	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 nu	amod
3	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nu	compound
4	nu	nu	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 looks	nsubj
5	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	like	like	ADP	_	8 v.	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 v.	det
8	v.	v.	X	_	5 looks	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the small letter nu					like a v.	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

In physics, nu can stand for frequency.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 physics	case
2	physics	physic	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 stand	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 physics	punct
4	nu	nu	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stand	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 stand	aux
6	stand	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 frequency	case
8	frequency	frequency	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stand	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	can	nu			physics		for frequency	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in physic=Location

Example 4

«Nu? Are you going to eat your soup or not?» asked Bubbe.

Sentence 1: «Nu?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Nu	punct
2	Nu	nu	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 Nu	punct

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

Sentence 2: Are you going to eat your soup or not?» asked Bubbe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 going	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 going	nsubj
3	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 asked	ccomp
4	to	to	PART	_	5 eat	mark
5	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 going	xcomp
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 soup	nmod:poss
7	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eat	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 not	cc
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 soup	conj
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 going	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 going	punct
12	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	Bubbe	Bubbe	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 asked	iobj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	go	present · progressive	you			vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	eat	to-infinitive	you not said here	your soup		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Patient
3	ask speech: ask in a quote	past			Bubbe	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent bubbe=Recipient clause=Topic

Example 5

The alphabet song in Greek goes «…lambda, mu, nu, xi…».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 song	det
2	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 song	compound
3	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 goes	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Greek	case
5	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 song	nmod
6	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 lambda	punct
8	…	…	PUNCT	_	9 lambda	punct
9	lambda	lambda	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 goes	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 mu	punct
11	mu	mu	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lambda	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 nu	punct
13	nu	nu	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lambda	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 xi	punct
15	xi	xi	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lambda	appos
16	…	.	PUNCT	_	15 xi	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 lambda	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 goes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	present	the alphabet song in Greek	lambda and mu and nu					vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The shop sign said «Nu Look Hair» instead of «New Look».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sign	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sign	compound
3	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 Nu	punct
6	Nu	Nu	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	ccomp
7	Look	Look	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Nu	flat
8	Hair	Hair	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Nu	flat
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 Nu	punct
10	instead	instead	ADV	_	14 Look	case
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 Look	case
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 Look	punct
13	New	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 Look	amod
14	Look	Look	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 Look	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the shop sign					instead New Look	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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