patriarch

Who acts: man, Grandpa, patriarch, old patriarch, Jacob, sons · What happens: be, call, bless, lead, rule, become · To what, where: head, patriarch, Abraham, twelve sons, Orthodox service, farm · Speech: someone speaks here

«patriarch» 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: patriarch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The man who is the head of a family or tribe, often the oldest.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 man	det
2	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 oldest	nsubj
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 head	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 head	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 head	det
6	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 man	acl:relcl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 family	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 family	det
9	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 head	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 tribe	cc
11	tribe	tribe	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 family	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 oldest	punct
13	often	often	ADV	_	15 oldest	advmod
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 oldest	det
15	oldest	old	ADJ	Degree=Sup	root	root
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 oldest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the man	the head				of a family or tribe	tree 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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

One of the great early fathers of the people of Israel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	6 fathers	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fathers	det
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fathers	amod
5	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fathers	amod
6	fathers	father	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 people	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 people	det
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 fathers	nmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 Israel	case
11	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 people	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 One	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Isaac	punct
3	Isaac	Isaac	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Abraham	appos
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Jacob	cc
5	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Abraham	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Abraham	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

A bishop of the highest rank in some churches, such as the Orthodox Churches.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bishop	det
2	bishop	bishop	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 rank	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rank	det
5	highest	high	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 rank	amod
6	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bishop	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 churches	case
8	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	9 churches	det
9	churches	church	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 rank	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Churches	punct
11	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	15 Churches	case
12	as	as	ADP	_	11 such	fixed
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 Churches	det
14	Orthodox	Orthodox	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 Churches	compound
15	Churches	Church	PROPN	Number=Plur	9 churches	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bishop	punct

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

Example 1

Grandpa is the patriarch of our big family.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 patriarch	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 patriarch	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 patriarch	det
4	patriarch	patriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 family	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 family	nmod:poss
7	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 family	amod
8	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 patriarch	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 patriarch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Grandpa	the patriarch				of our big family	tree rules

Example 2

Abraham is called the first patriarch in the Bible.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 called	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 called	aux:pass
3	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 patriarch	det
5	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 patriarch	amod
6	patriarch	patriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	xcomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 Bible	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Bible	det
9	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 patriarch	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		Abraham					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 3

The patriarch blessed his twelve sons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 patriarch	det
2	patriarch	patriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 blessed	nsubj
3	blessed	bless	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sons	nmod:poss
5	twelve	twelve	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 sons	nummod
6	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 blessed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 blessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bless	past	the patriarch	patriarch's twelve sons					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Theme

Example 4

The Patriarch led the Orthodox service.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Patriarch	det
2	Patriarch	Patriarch	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 led	nsubj
3	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 service	det
5	Orthodox	Orthodox	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 service	compound
6	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	the Patriarch	the Orthodox service					vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent service=Theme

Example 5

In the story, the old patriarch ruled the farm with a stern voice.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ruled	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 patriarch	det
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 patriarch	amod
7	patriarch	patriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ruled	nsubj
8	ruled	rule	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 farm	det
10	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ruled	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 voice	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 voice	det
13	stern	stern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 voice	amod
14	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ruled	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 ruled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rule	past	the old patriarch	the farm		the story		with a stern voice	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Theme

Example 6

Jacob was a patriarch whose sons became the twelve tribes of Israel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 patriarch	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 patriarch	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 patriarch	det
4	patriarch	patriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	6 sons	nmod:poss
6	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 became	nsubj
7	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 patriarch	acl:relcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 tribes	det
9	twelve	twelve	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 tribes	nummod
10	tribes	tribe	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 became	xcomp
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 Israel	case
12	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 tribes	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 patriarch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Jacob	a patriarch					tree rules
2	become	past	sons	the twelve tribes of Israel					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 7

And the patriarch came, walking nimbly needing neither guide nor crutch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 came	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 patriarch	det
3	patriarch	patriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 walking	punct
6	walking	walk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 came	advcl
7	nimbly	nimbly	ADV	_	6 walking	advmod
8	needing	need	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 walking	conj
9	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	10 guide	det
10	guide	guide	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 needing	obj
11	nor	nor	CCONJ	Polarity=Neg	12 crutch	cc
12	crutch	crutch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 guide	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	come	past	the patriarch			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	walk	gerund	the patriarch not said here		nimbly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	need	gerund	the patriarch not said here	neither guide nor crutch		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot guide=Theme

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