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title: neve — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «neve» in the school dictionary: Névé: old, grainy snow on a glacier or high mountain that has partly melted and refrozen, on its way to becoming glacier ice. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# neve

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**Who acts:** It, snow, Névé snow, climbers, we, Névé · **What happens:** melt, refreeze, become, be, turn, cross · **To what, where:** high mountain, way, glacier ice, typing error, névé, Névé snow · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«neve» 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: [neve in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/neve.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Névé: old, grainy snow on a glacier or high mountain that has partly melted and refrozen, on its way to becoming glacier ice.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neve:m1:1
# text = Névé: old, grainy snow on a glacier or high mountain that has partly melted and refrozen, on its way to becoming glacier ice.
1	Névé	Névé	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	grainy	grainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	glacier	glacier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	melted	melt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	refrozen	refreeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
24	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	acl	_	_
25	glacier	glacier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **melt** | present · perfect · passive |  | high mountain |  |  |  | partly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **refreeze** | participle |  |  |  | mountain's way |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **become** | gerund |  | glacier ice |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It may also be a typing error for "never" or "nerve", or part of a name.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neve:m2:1
# text = It may also be a typing error for "never" or "nerve", or part of a name.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	typing	typing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	nerve	nerve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | may | It | a typing error or nerve |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
High on the mountain, the snow had turned to névé.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neve:x1:1
# text = High on the mountain, the snow had turned to névé.
1	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	névé	névé	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past · perfect | the snow |  |  | névé |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to névé=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Névé is snow that is halfway to becoming ice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neve:x2:1
# text = Névé is snow that is halfway to becoming ice.
1	Névé	Névé	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Névé snow |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | present · progressive | Névé snow | ice |  |  |  | halfway *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The climbers crossed the hard névé early in the morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neve:x3:1
# text = The climbers crossed the hard névé early in the morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	névé	névé	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | the climbers | the hard névé |  |  | morning | early *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent névé=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In geography we learned how snow becomes névé and then glacier ice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neve:x4:1
# text = In geography we learned how snow becomes névé and then glacier ice.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	névé	névé	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	glacier	glacy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
12	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we |  |  | geography |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **become** | present | snow | névé and glacier ice |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Névé feels crunchy and grainy under your boots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neve:x5:1
# text = Névé feels crunchy and grainy under your boots.
1	Névé	Névé	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	crunchy	crunchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	grainy	grainy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Névé |  |  |  |  | crunchy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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