tam Who acts: tam, piper, Nan, Ukrainian, friend · What happens: be, wear, mean, say, not be, knit · To what, where: soft round flat woollen cap, Scotland, English word, sense, short form, tartan tam · Speech: someone speaks here
«tam» 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: tam in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tam (short for tam-o'-shanter) is a soft, round, flat woollen cap, often with a bobble (pom-pom) on top, traditionally worn in Scotland.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj punct amod case compound punct obl punct punct conj punct cop det amod punct amod punct amod amod punct advmod case det appos punct compound punct appos punct case nmod punct advmod acl case obl punct root A DET tam NOUN ( PUNCT short ADJ for ADP tam NOUN - PUNCT o NOUN ' PUNCT - PUNCT shanter NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET soft ADJ , PUNCT round ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ woollen ADJ cap NOUN , PUNCT often ADV with ADP a DET bobble NOUN ( PUNCT pom NOUN - PUNCT pom NOUN ) PUNCT on ADP top NOUN , PUNCT traditionally ADV worn VERB in ADP Scotland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tam det 2 tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 21 cap nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 short punct 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tam amod 5 for for ADP _ 8 o case 6 tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 8 o compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 tam punct 8 o o NOUN _ 4 short obl 9 ' ' PUNCT _ 8 o punct 10 - - PUNCT _ 11 shanter punct 11 shanter shanter NOUN Number=Sing 8 o conj 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 short punct 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 cap cop 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 cap det 15 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 21 cap amod 16 , , PUNCT _ 15 soft punct 17 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 21 cap amod 18 , , PUNCT _ 17 round punct 19 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 21 cap amod 20 woollen woollen ADJ Degree=Pos 21 cap amod 21 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing root root 22 , , PUNCT _ 26 bobble punct 23 often often ADV _ 26 bobble advmod 24 with with ADP _ 26 bobble case 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 bobble det 26 bobble bobble NOUN Number=Sing 21 cap appos 27 ( ( PUNCT _ 30 pom punct 28 pom pom NOUN Number=Sing 30 pom compound 29 - - PUNCT _ 28 pom punct 30 pom pom NOUN Number=Sing 26 bobble appos 31 ) ) PUNCT _ 30 pom punct 32 on on ADP _ 33 top case 33 top top NOUN Number=Sing 26 bobble nmod 34 , , PUNCT _ 36 worn punct 35 traditionally traditionally ADV _ 36 worn advmod 36 worn wear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 21 cap acl 37 in in ADP _ 38 Scotland case 38 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 36 worn obl 39 . . PUNCT _ 21 cap punct
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1 is a present a tam a soft round flat woollen cap tree rules 2 wear participle a soft round flat woollen cap not said here Scotland traditionally property vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: 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: Ukrainian, in Latin letters — kept apart, not parsed.
«Tam» means «there» in Ukrainian (там), said like «tum»; it is not an English word in that sense.
The tree, 18 words punct nsubj punct punct ccomp punct case obl punct appos punct punct conj case punct obl punct punct nsubj cop advmod det amod parataxis case det nmod punct root « PUNCT Tam NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT there ADV » PUNCT in ADP Ukrainian PROPN ( PUNCT там NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT said VERB like ADP « PUNCT tum NOUN » PUNCT ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX not PART an DET English ADJ word NOUN in ADP that DET sense NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Tam punct 2 Tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Tam punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 there punct 6 there there ADV PronType=Dem 4 means ccomp 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 there punct 8 in in ADP _ 9 Ukrainian case 9 Ukrainian Ukrainian PROPN Number=Sing 4 means obl 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 там punct 11 там там NOUN Number=Sing 9 Ukrainian appos 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 там punct 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 said punct 14 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 means conj 15 like like ADP _ 17 tum case 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 tum punct 17 tum tum NOUN Number=Sing 14 said obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 14 said punct 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 25 word punct 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 word nsubj 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 word cop 22 not not PART Polarity=Neg 25 word advmod 23 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 word det 24 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 25 word amod 25 word word NOUN Number=Sing 4 means parataxis 26 in in ADP _ 28 sense case 27 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 28 sense det 28 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 25 word nmod 29 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Tam in Ukrainian vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in ukrainian=Attribute 2 say speech: assert past Tam not said here like tum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 not is a present Tam a English word that sense tree rules
Meaning 3 Tam is also a short form of the name Tamsin or Thomas (a name).
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop advmod det amod case det compound nmod cc conj punct det appos punct punct root Tam NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET short ADJ form NOUN of ADP the DET name NOUN Tamsin PROPN or CCONJ Thomas PROPN ( PUNCT a DET name NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 6 form nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 form cop 3 also also ADV _ 6 form advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 form det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 form amod 6 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 10 Tamsin case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Tamsin det 9 name name NOUN Number=Sing 10 Tamsin compound 10 Tamsin Tamsin PROPN Number=Sing 6 form nmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 Thomas cc 12 Thomas Thomas PROPN Number=Sing 10 Tamsin conj 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 name punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 name det 15 name name NOUN Number=Sing 12 Thomas appos 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 name punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 form punct
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1 is a present Tam a short form of the name Tamsin or Thomas tree rules
Example 1 The piper wore a tartan tam with a red bobble.
det nsubj det amod obj case det amod obl punct root The DET piper NOUN wore VERB a DET tartan ADJ tam NOUN with ADP a DET red ADJ bobble NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 piper det 2 piper piper NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore nsubj 3 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tam det 5 tartan tartan ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tam amod 6 tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore obj 7 with with ADP _ 10 bobble case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bobble det 9 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 10 bobble amod 10 bobble bobble NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 wore punct
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1 wear past the piper a tartan tam with a red bobble vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent tam=Source
Example 2 In winter Nan knits me a woolly tam.
case obl nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root In ADP winter NOUN Nan PROPN knits VERB me PRON a DET woolly ADJ tam NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 winter case 2 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 4 knits obl 3 Nan Nan PROPN Number=Sing 4 knits nsubj 4 knits knit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 knits iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tam det 7 woolly woolly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tam amod 8 tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 4 knits obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 knits punct
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1 knit present Nan a woolly tam me winter vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary tam=Product
Example 3 «Tam o' Shanter» is a poem by Robert Burns.
punct nsubj case punct nmod punct cop det case compound nmod punct root « PUNCT Tam NOUN o ADP ' PUNCT Shanter PROPN » PUNCT is AUX a DET poem NOUN by ADP Robert PROPN Burns PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Tam punct 2 Tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 9 poem nsubj 3 o of ADP Abbr=Yes 5 Shanter case 4 ' ' PUNCT _ 5 Shanter punct 5 Shanter Shanter PROPN Number=Sing 2 Tam nmod 6 » » PUNCT _ 2 Tam punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 poem cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 poem det 9 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 by by ADP _ 12 Burns case 11 Robert Robert PROPN Number=Sing 12 Burns compound 12 Burns Burn PROPN Number=Plur 9 poem nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 poem punct
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1 is a present Tam of Shanter a poem by Robert Burns tree rules
Example 4 In Ukrainian, «Vin tam» means «He is there».
case obl punct punct flat obj punct punct nsubj cop ccomp punct punct root In ADP Ukrainian PROPN , PUNCT « PUNCT Vin VERB tam NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT He PRON is AUX there ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT 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 8 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 Vin punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 Vin punct 5 Vin vin VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 Ukrainian flat 6 tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 5 Vin obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 Vin punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 there punct 10 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 there nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 there cop 12 there there ADV PronType=Dem 8 means ccomp 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 there punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 vin in a quote infinitive tam tree rules 2 mean present in Ukrainian vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in ukrainian=Attribute 3 is in a quote present Ukrainian there property tree rules
Example 5 My friend Tam plays the bagpipes.
nmod:poss nsubj appos det obj punct root My PRON friend NOUN Tam PROPN plays VERB the DET bagpipes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 4 plays nsubj 3 Tam Tam PROPN Number=Sing 2 friend appos 4 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bagpipes det 6 bagpipes bagpipe NOUN Number=Plur 4 plays obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 plays punct
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1 play present My friend the bagpipes vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bagpipe=Theme
Example 6 A tam is softer and flatter than a beanie.
det nsubj cop cc conj case det obl punct root A DET tam NOUN is AUX softer ADJ and CCONJ flatter ADJ than ADP a DET beanie NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tam det 2 tam tam NOUN Number=Sing 4 softer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 softer cop 4 softer soft ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 flatter cc 6 flatter flat ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 softer conj 7 than than ADP _ 9 beanie case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 beanie det 9 beanie beanie NOUN Number=Sing 6 flatter obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 softer punct
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1 is present a tam soft property tree rules 2 be a tam not said here than a beanie tree rules
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