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title: holstein — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «holstein» in the school dictionary: A breed of large black-and-white dairy cow (also called Holstein-Friesian or Friesian in the UK), famous for giving a lot of milk. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# holstein

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**Who acts:** Holstein cow, black cows, people, breed, Holstein, patches · **What happens:** call, give, give over, be, come, have · **To what, where:** large dairy cow, UK, lot, 30 litres, Holsteins, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«holstein» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [holstein in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/holstein.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A breed of large black-and-white dairy cow (also called Holstein-Friesian or Friesian in the UK), famous for giving a lot of milk.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:holstein:m1:1
# text = A breed of large black-and-white dairy cow (also called Holstein-Friesian or Friesian in the UK), famous for giving a lot of milk.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
5	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	dairy	dairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
15	Holstein	Holstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Friesian	Friesian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	Friesian	Friesian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
26	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
27	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	25	advcl	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  | large dairy cow *not said here* |  | the UK |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give** | gerund |  | a lot of milk |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Holstein, a region in northern Germany, part of Schleswig-Holstein.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:holstein:m2:1
# text = Holstein, a region in northern Germany, part of Schleswig-Holstein.
1	Holstein	Holstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Germany	Germany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Schleswig	Schleswig	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Holstein	Holstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Holstein cow can give over 30 litres of milk a day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:holstein:x1:1
# text = A Holstein cow can give over 30 litres of milk a day.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Holstein	holstein	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give over** | can | a Holstein cow | 30 litres of milk |  |  | day |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The black-and-white cows on the farm are Holsteins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:holstein:x2:1
# text = The black-and-white cows on the farm are Holsteins.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	Holsteins	holstein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the black cows on the farm | Holsteins |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the UK people often call them Friesians.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:holstein:x3:1
# text = In the UK people often call them Friesians.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	Friesians	Friesian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | people | them *= they* |  | the UK |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The breed came from Holstein in Germany and Friesland in the Netherlands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:holstein:x4:1
# text = The breed came from Holstein in Germany and Friesland in the Netherlands.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Holstein	Holstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Germany	Germany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Friesland	Friesland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Netherlands	Netherlands	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the breed |  |  | Holstein in Germany and Friesland in the Netherlands |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from holstein=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each Holstein has its own pattern of patches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:holstein:x5:1
# text = Each Holstein has its own pattern of patches.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	Holstein	Holstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	patches	patch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each Holstein | Holstein's own pattern of patches |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient |
| 2 | **pattern** |  | patches |  |  |  |  |  | nom pattern «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

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