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title: aether — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aether» in the Judaism dictionary: The bright, very thin air high up in the sky, above the clouds, which in old myths only the gods could breathe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aether

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**Who acts:** gods, fifth element, aether, people · **What happens:** high up, breathe, aether, be, point, accord · **To what, where:** bright thin air, sky, clouds, old myths, Pythagorean point, name · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«aether» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [aether in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/aether.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The bright, very thin air high up in the sky, above the clouds, which in old myths only the gods could breathe.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aether:m1:1
# text = The bright, very thin air high up in the sky, above the clouds, which in old myths only the gods could breathe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	high	high	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	above	above	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
17	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	25	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	_
21	only	only	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	_
24	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	breathe	breathe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **high up** | participle |  | the bright thin air *not said here* |  | the sky |  | above the clouds | tree rules |
| 2 | **breathe** | could | the gods | the clouds |  | old myths |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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From a Pythagorean point of view the fifth element "aether" like infinity is only another name for vacuum.\* Therefore, aether also is logically identical with zero (Com. above p. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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*Sentence 1:* From a Pythagorean point of view the fifth element "aether" like infinity is only another name for vacuum.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aether:x1:1
# text = From a Pythagorean point of view the fifth element "aether" like infinity is only another name for vacuum.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Pythagorean	pythagorean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	point	point	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fifth	fifth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	aether	aether	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	infinity	infinity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	only	only	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	vacuum	vacuum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **aether** *in a quote* |  | the fifth element |  |  | a Pythagorean point of view |  | like infinity | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | aether | another name |  |  |  | for vacuum | tree rules |
| 3 | **point** |  |  | view |  |  |  |  | nom point «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* \* Therefore, aether also is logically identical with zero (Com. above p. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aether:x1:2
# text = * Therefore, aether also is logically identical with zero (Com. above p. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	*	*	PUNCT	NFP	_	2	punct	_	_
2	Therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	aether	aether	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	logically	logically	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	identical	identical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	zero	zero	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Com	com	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
14	above	above	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	p.	P.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	_
25	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	27	case	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	fixed	_	_
27	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
28	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	flat	_	_
29	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | aether |  |  | p. |  | with zero; identical, logically, therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The gods breathed aether high above the clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aether:x2:1
# text = The gods breathed aether high above the clouds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	breathed	breathe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	aether	aether	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	above	above	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **breathe** | past | the gods | aether |  | the clouds |  | high *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aether=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Long ago people thought the sky was filled with aether.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aether:x3:1
# text = Long ago people thought the sky was filled with aether.
1	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
2	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	aether	aether	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | people |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **fill** | past · passive |  | the sky |  |  |  | with aether | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with aether=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bright aether shone above the mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:aether:x4:1
# text = The bright aether shone above the mountains.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	aether	aether	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	shone	shine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	above	above	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | participle |  | the bright aether *not said here* |  | the mountains |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above mountain=Location |

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