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veau

Who acts: Veau, It, rhymes, English, le veau, French menu · What happens: be, sound, go, not be, take, form · To what, where: French word, English word, veal, old French form, word, calf · Speech: someone speaks here

«veau» 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: veau in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

«Veau» is the French word for a calf (a baby cow), and also for veal, the meat of a calf.

The tree, 20 words
punctnsubjpunctcopdetamodcasedetnmodpunctdetcompoundappospunctpunctccadvmodcaseconjpunctdetconjcasedetnmodpunctroot«PUNCTVeauNOUN»PUNCTisAUXtheDETFrenchADJwordNOUNforADPaDETcalfNOUN(PUNCTaDETbabyNOUNcowNOUN)PUNCT,PUNCTandCCONJalsoADVforADPvealNOUN,PUNCTtheDETmeatNOUNofADPaDETcalfNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Veaupunct
2VeauveauNOUNNumber=Sing7 wordnsubj
3»»PUNCT_2 Veaupunct
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 wordcop
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 worddet
6FrenchFrenchADJDegree=Pos7 wordamod
7wordwordNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8forforADP_10 calfcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 calfdet
10calfcalfNOUNNumber=Sing7 wordnmod
11((PUNCT_14 cowpunct
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 cowdet
13babybabyNOUNNumber=Sing14 cowcompound
14cowcowNOUNNumber=Sing10 calfappos
15))PUNCT_14 cowpunct
16,,PUNCT_20 vealpunct
17andandCCONJ_20 vealcc
18alsoalsoADV_20 vealadvmod
19forforADP_20 vealcase
20vealvealNOUNNumber=Sing7 wordconj
21,,PUNCT_23 meatpunct
22thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art23 meatdet
23meatmeatNOUNNumber=Sing7 wordconj
24ofofADP_26 calfcase
25aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art26 calfdet
26calfcalfNOUNNumber=Sing23 meatnmod
27..PUNCT_7 wordpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentVeauthe French word and veal and the meat of a calffor a calftree 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

It sounds like «voh» to an English ear (rhymes with «go», with a «v»).

The tree, 14 words
nsubjcasepunctoblpunctcasedetamodoblpunctapposcasepunctaclpunctpunctcasedetpunctparataxispunctpunctpunctrootItPRONsoundsVERBlikeADP«PUNCTvohNOUN»PUNCTtoADPanDETEnglishADJearNOUN(PUNCTrhymesNOUNwithADP«PUNCTgoVERB»PUNCT,PUNCTwithADPaDET«PUNCTvNOUN»PUNCT)PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 soundsnsubj
2soundssoundVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3likelikeADP_5 vohcase
4««PUNCT_5 vohpunct
5vohvohNOUNNumber=Sing2 soundsobl
6»»PUNCT_5 vohpunct
7totoADP_10 earcase
8anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 eardet
9EnglishEnglishADJDegree=Pos10 earamod
10earearNOUNNumber=Sing2 soundsobl
11((PUNCT_12 rhymespunct
12rhymesrhymeNOUNNumber=Plur10 earappos
13withwithADP_15 gocase
14««PUNCT_15 gopunct
15gogoVERBVerbForm=Inf12 rhymesacl
16»»PUNCT_15 gopunct
17,,PUNCT_21 vpunct
18withwithADP_21 vcase
19aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art21 vdet
20««PUNCT_21 vpunct
21vvNOUNNumber=Sing15 goparataxis
22»»PUNCT_21 vpunct
23))PUNCT_12 rhymespunct
24..PUNCT_2 soundspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1soundpresentItlike voh; to a English earvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer
2go in a quoteinfinitiverhymes not said herevn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

It is not an English word; English took «veal» from the old French form of this word.

The tree, 17 words
nsubjcopadvmoddetamodpunctnsubjacl:relclpunctobjpunctcasedetamodamodoblcasedetnmodpunctrootItPRONisAUXnotPARTanDETEnglishADJwordNOUN;PUNCTEnglishPROPNtookVERB«PUNCTvealNOUN»PUNCTfromADPtheDEToldADJFrenchADJformNOUNofADPthisDETwordNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 wordnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 wordcop
3notnotPARTPolarity=Neg6 wordadvmod
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 worddet
5EnglishEnglishADJDegree=Pos6 wordamod
6wordwordNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7;;PUNCT_9 tookpunct
8EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing9 tooknsubj
9tooktakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 wordacl:relcl
10««PUNCT_11 vealpunct
11vealvealNOUNNumber=Sing9 tookobj
12»»PUNCT_11 vealpunct
13fromfromADP_17 formcase
14thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 formdet
15oldoldADJDegree=Pos17 formamod
16FrenchFrenchADJDegree=Pos17 formamod
17formformNOUNNumber=Sing9 tookobl
18ofofADP_20 wordcase
19thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem20 worddet
20wordwordNOUNNumber=Sing17 formnmod
21..PUNCT_6 wordpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not is apresentIta English wordtree rules
2takepastEnglishvealthe old French form of this wordvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent veal=Theme from form=Initial_Location
3formthis wordnom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

In French, «le veau» means «the calf».

caseoblpunctpunctcompoundnsubjpunctpunctdetobjpunctpunctrootInADPFrenchPROPN,PUNCT«PUNCTleNOUNveauNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERB«PUNCTtheDETcalfNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 Frenchcase
2FrenchFrenchPROPNNumber=Sing8 meansobl
3,,PUNCT_2 Frenchpunct
4««PUNCT_6 veaupunct
5leleNOUNNumber=Sing6 veaucompound
6veauveauNOUNNumber=Sing8 meansnsubj
7»»PUNCT_6 veaupunct
8meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
9««PUNCT_11 calfpunct
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 calfdet
11calfcalfNOUNNumber=Sing8 meansobj
12»»PUNCT_11 calfpunct
13..PUNCT_8 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentle veauthe calfin Frenchvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot calf=Theme in french=Attribute

Example 2

The French menu said «blanquette de veau» — a creamy veal stew.

The tree, 11 words
detamodnsubjpunctcompoundcompoundccomppunctpunctdetamodcompoundconjpunctrootTheDETFrenchADJmenuNOUNsaidVERB«PUNCTblanquetteNOUNdeNOUNveauNOUN»PUNCT—PUNCTaDETcreamyADJvealNOUNstewNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 menudet
2FrenchFrenchADJDegree=Pos3 menuamod
3menumenuNOUNNumber=Sing4 saidnsubj
4saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5««PUNCT_8 veaupunct
6blanquetteblanquetteNOUNNumber=Sing8 veaucompound
7dedeNOUNNumber=Sing8 veaucompound
8veauveauNOUNNumber=Sing4 saidccomp
9»»PUNCT_8 veaupunct
10—-PUNCT_14 stewpunct
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 stewdet
12creamycreamyADJDegree=Pos14 stewamod
13vealvealNOUNNumber=Sing14 stewcompound
14stewstewNOUNNumber=Sing8 veauconj
15..PUNCT_4 saidpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1say speech: assertpastthe French menuvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 3

«Veau» sounds like «voh».

punctnsubjpunctcasepunctoblpunctpunctroot«PUNCTVeauPROPN»PUNCTsoundsVERBlikeADP«PUNCTvohNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Veaupunct
2VeauVeauPROPNNumber=Sing4 soundsnsubj
3»»PUNCT_2 Veaupunct
4soundssoundVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5likelikeADP_7 vohcase
6««PUNCT_7 vohpunct
7vohvohNOUNNumber=Sing4 soundsobl
8»»PUNCT_7 vohpunct
9..PUNCT_4 soundspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1soundpresentVeaulike vohvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 4

In our French farm song, «la vache et le veau» means «the cow and the calf».

The tree, 16 words
casenmod:possamodcompoundoblpunctpunctcompoundflat:foreignflat:foreigncompoundnsubjpunctpunctdetobjccdetconjpunctpunctrootInADPourPRONFrenchADJfarmNOUNsongNOUN,PUNCT«PUNCTlaXvacheXetXleNOUNveauNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERB«PUNCTtheDETcowNOUNandCCONJtheDETcalfNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_5 songcase
2ourourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 songnmod:poss
3FrenchFrenchADJDegree=Pos5 songamod
4farmfarmNOUNNumber=Sing5 songcompound
5songsongNOUNNumber=Sing14 meansobl
6,,PUNCT_5 songpunct
7««PUNCT_8 lapunct
8lalaXForeign=Yes12 veaucompound
9vachevacheXForeign=Yes8 laflat:foreign
10etetXForeign=Yes8 laflat:foreign
11leleNOUNNumber=Sing12 veaucompound
12veauveauNOUNNumber=Sing14 meansnsubj
13»»PUNCT_12 veaupunct
14meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
15««PUNCT_17 cowpunct
16thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 cowdet
17cowcowNOUNNumber=Sing14 meansobj
18andandCCONJ_20 calfcc
19thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art20 calfdet
20calfcalfNOUNNumber=Sing17 cowconj
21»»PUNCT_17 cowpunct
22..PUNCT_14 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentla le veauthe cow and the calfin our French farm songvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot cow=Theme in song=Attribute
2singournom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

English «veal» comes from the old French word that became «veau».

The tree, 11 words
compoundpunctnsubjpunctcasedetamodamodoblnsubjacl:relclpunctxcomppunctpunctrootEnglishPROPN«PUNCTvealNOUN»PUNCTcomesVERBfromADPtheDEToldADJFrenchADJwordNOUNthatPRONbecameVERB«PUNCTveauNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EnglishEnglishPROPNNumber=Sing3 vealcompound
2««PUNCT_3 vealpunct
3vealvealNOUNNumber=Sing5 comesnsubj
4»»PUNCT_3 vealpunct
5comescomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6fromfromADP_10 wordcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 worddet
8oldoldADJDegree=Pos10 wordamod
9FrenchFrenchADJDegree=Pos10 wordamod
10wordwordNOUNNumber=Sing5 comesobl
11thatthatPRONPronType=Rel12 becamensubj
12becamebecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin10 wordacl:relcl
13««PUNCT_14 veaupunct
14veauveauNOUNNumber=Sing12 becamexcomp
15»»PUNCT_14 veaupunct
16..PUNCT_5 comespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepresentEnglish vealthe old French wordvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from word=Initial_Location
2becomepastthe old French wordveauvn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 6

My aunt in Paris ordered «escalope de veau».

nmod:possnsubjcasenmodpunctxcompcompoundobjpunctpunctrootMyPRONauntNOUNinADPParisPROPNorderedVERB«PUNCTescalopeVERBdeXveauNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 auntnmod:poss
2auntauntNOUNNumber=Sing5 orderednsubj
3ininADP_4 Pariscase
4ParisParisPROPNNumber=Sing2 auntnmod
5orderedorderVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6««PUNCT_7 escalopepunct
7escalopeescalopeVERBVerbForm=Inf5 orderedxcomp
8dedeXForeign=Yes9 veaucompound
9veauveauNOUNNumber=Sing7 escalopeobj
10»»PUNCT_7 escalopepunct
11..PUNCT_5 orderedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1orderpastMy aunt in Parisvn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2escalope not said to happen, in a quoteinfinitiveMy aunt in Paris not said herede veautree rules

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