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title: nymph — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nymph» in the school dictionary: In Greek and Roman myths, a nymph is a nature spirit who looks like a young woman and lives in a forest, river, sea or mountain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nymph

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**Who acts:** nymph, nature spirit, that, dragonfly nymph, Echo, Grasshopper nymphs · **What happens:** be, look, live, have, shed, grow · **To what, where:** nature spirit, Greek myths, forest, young form, science, bit

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«nymph» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [nymph in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nymph.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Greek and Roman myths, a nymph is a nature spirit who looks like a young woman and lives in a forest, river, sea or mountain.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:m1:1
# text = In Greek and Roman myths, a nymph is a nature spirit who looks like a young woman and lives in a forest, river, sea or mountain.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nymph | a nature spirit |  | Greek myths |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | a nature spirit |  |  |  |  | like a young woman | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **live** | present | a nature spirit *not said here* |  |  | a forest |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |

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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 -->
In science, a nymph is the young form of some insects, like dragonflies and grasshoppers, that look a bit like the adult but have no wings yet.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:m2:1
# text = In science, a nymph is the young form of some insects, like dragonflies and grasshoppers, that look a bit like the adult but have no wings yet.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	dragonflies	dragonfly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	grasshoppers	grasshopper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
26	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	_
28	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	29	det	_	_
29	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obj	_	_
30	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a nymph | the young form |  | science |  | of some insects and dragonflies and grasshoppers | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | present | that | a bit |  |  |  | like the adult | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bit=Attribute |
| 3 | **have** | present | that *not said here* | no wings |  |  | yet |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dragonfly nymph lives in the pond.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:x1:1
# text = A dragonfly nymph lives in the pond.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dragonfly	dragonfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a dragonfly nymph |  |  | the pond |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pond=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Greek myth, Echo was a nymph.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:x2:1
# text = In the Greek myth, Echo was a nymph.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Echo	Echo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Echo | a nymph |  | the Greek myth |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grasshopper nymphs have no wings yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:x3:1
# text = Grasshopper nymphs have no wings yet.
1	Grasshopper	grasshopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grasshopper nymphs | no wings |  |  | yet |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Water nymphs lived in the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:x4:1
# text = Water nymphs lived in the river.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Water nymphs |  |  | the river |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nymph sheds its skin as it grows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:x5:1
# text = The nymph sheds its skin as it grows.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nymph	nymph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sheds	shed	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	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shed** | present | the nymph | nymph's skin |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location skin=Source |
| 2 | **grow** | present | nymph |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The painting shows nymphs dancing in a forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:x6:1
# text = The painting shows nymphs dancing in a forest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	dancing	dance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **show** | present | the painting |  | nymphs |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nymph=Recipient |
| 2 | **dance** | gerund | nymphs *not said here* |  |  | a forest |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The MELIADES were the nymphs who presided over fruit-trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nymph:x7:1
# text = The MELIADES were the nymphs who presided over fruit-trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	MELIADES	Meliade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	presided	preside	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the MELIADES | the nymphs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **preside** | past | the nymphs |  |  | fruit trees |  |  | tree rules |

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