patronymic

Who acts: father, Johnson, patronymic surname, Icelandic people, Mac, teacher · What happens: make, name, be, mean, use, work · To what, where: name, father, patronymic surname, son, patronymic, Ukrainian · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

A name made from the name of your father or a male ancestor, like Johnson (son of John) or Ukrainian Ivanovych (son of Ivan).

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 name	det
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 name	acl
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 name	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 name	det
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 father	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 father	nmod:poss
9	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 ancestor	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 ancestor	det
12	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 ancestor	amod
13	ancestor	ancestor	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 father	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 Johnson	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 Johnson	case
16	Johnson	Johnson	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 father	appos
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 son	punct
18	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 Johnson	appos
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 John	case
20	John	John	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 son	nmod
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 son	punct
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 Ukrainian	cc
23	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 Johnson	conj
24	Ivanovych	Ivanovych	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 Ukrainian	flat
25	(	(	PUNCT	_	26 son	punct
26	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 Johnson	appos
27	of	of	ADP	_	28 Ivan	case
28	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 son	nmod
29	)	)	PUNCT	_	26 son	punct
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a name not said here		the name of your father or a male ancestor			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from name=Material
2	name			your father or a male ancestor					nom name «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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Made from a father's name.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	from	from	ADP	_	6 name	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 father	det
4	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 father	case
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Made	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle				a father's name			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from name=Material
2	name		a father						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

Johnson is a patronymic surname meaning son of John.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Johnson	Johnson	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 surname	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 surname	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 surname	det
4	patronymic	patronymic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 surname	amod
5	surname	surname	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 surname	acl
7	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 meaning	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 John	case
9	John	John	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 son	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 surname	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Johnson	a patronymic surname					tree rules
2	mean	gerund	a patronymic surname not said here	son of John					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Topic

Example 2

In Ukrainian, a patronymic is used in polite address, like Taras Hryhorovych.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Ukrainian	case
2	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 used	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Ukrainian	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 patronymic	det
5	patronymic	patronymic	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 used	nsubj:pass
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 used	aux:pass
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 address	case
9	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 address	amod
10	address	address	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 used	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 Taras	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	13 Taras	case
13	Taras	Taras	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 used	obl
14	Hryhorovych	Hryhorovych	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Taras	flat
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		a patronymic		Ukrainian		in polite address; like Taras	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 3

Icelandic people often use patronymics instead of family names.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Icelandic	icelandic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 people	amod
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 use	nsubj
3	often	often	ADV	_	4 use	advmod
4	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	patronymics	patronymic	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 use	obj
6	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	9 names	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	6 instead	fixed
8	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 names	compound
9	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 use	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Icelandic people	patronymics				instead family names; often property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patronymic=Patient

Example 4

«Mac» in MacDonald works like a patronymic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Mac	punct
2	Mac	Mac	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 works	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Mac	punct
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 MacDonald	case
5	MacDonald	MacDonald	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mac	nmod
6	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 patronymic	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 patronymic	det
9	patronymic	patronymic	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 works	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 works	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	Mac in MacDonald					like a patronymic	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Our teacher explained that Fitzgerald means son of Gerald.

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 teacher	nmod:poss
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 explained	nsubj
3	explained	explain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 means	mark
5	Fitzgerald	Fitzgerald	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 means	nsubj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 explained	ccomp
7	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Gerald	case
9	Gerald	Gerald	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 son	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 explained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	past	Our teacher						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	mean	present	Fitzgerald	son of Gerald					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Topic

Example 6

A name from your mother is a matronymic, not a patronymic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 name	det
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 matronymic	nsubj
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 mother	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 mother	nmod:poss
5	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 name	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 matronymic	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 matronymic	det
8	matronymic	matronymic	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 patronymic	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 patronymic	advmod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 patronymic	det
12	patronymic	patronymic	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 matronymic	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 matronymic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a name from your mother	a matronymic and a patronymic					tree rules

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