--- title: drachma — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «drachma» in the school dictionary: an old silver coin of ancient Greece, also a unit of money. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [drachma in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drachma.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} an old silver coin of ancient Greece, also a unit of money. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:drachma:m1:1 # text = an old silver coin of ancient Greece, also a unit of money. 1 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 coin coin NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 ancient ancient ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 Greece Greece PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 8 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 9 also also ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 unit unit NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 appos _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **coin** | | | ancient Greece | | | | | nom coin «possession 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} The basket cost him a hundred drachmas. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:drachma:x1:1 # text = The basket cost him a hundred drachmas. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 basket basket NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 cost cost VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 iobj _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 hundred hundred NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 7 nummod _ _ 7 drachmas drachma NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cost** | past | the basket | hundred drachmas | him *= he* | | | | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme he=Beneficiary drachma=Value | ## Example 2 {#x2} He counted his silver drachmas one by one. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:drachma:x2:1 # text = He counted his silver drachmas one by one. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 counted count VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 silver silver NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 compound _ _ 5 drachmas drachma NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 6 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 nmod _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **count** | past | He | his silver drachmas one by one | | | | | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drachma=Theme | ## Example 3 {#x3} The fisherman sold the fish for ten drachmas. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:drachma:x3:1 # text = The fisherman sold the fish for ten drachmas. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fisherman fisherman NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sold sell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 drachmas drachma NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sell** | past | the fisherman | the fish | | | | for ten drachmas | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent fish=Theme for drachma=Asset | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [drab](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drab/) - next →: [draft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/draft/) - ↑ back to [D in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/)