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title: patronymic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «patronymic» in the school dictionary: A name made from the name of your father or a male ancestor, like Johnson (son of John) or Ukrainian Ivanovych (son of Ivan). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# patronymic

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**Who acts:** father, Johnson, patronymic surname, Icelandic people, Mac, teacher · **What happens:** make, name, be, mean, use, work · **To what, where:** name, father, patronymic surname, son, patronymic, Ukrainian · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«patronymic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [patronymic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patronymic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A name made from the name of your father or a male ancestor, like Johnson (son of John) or Ukrainian Ivanovych (son of Ivan).

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronymic:m1:1
# text = A name made from the name of your father or a male ancestor, like Johnson (son of John) or Ukrainian Ivanovych (son of Ivan).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	ancestor	ancestor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Johnson	Johnson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
24	Ivanovych	Ivanovych	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	flat	_	_
25	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a name *not said here* |  | the name of your father or a male ancestor |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from name=Material |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | your father or a male ancestor |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=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}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made from a father's name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronymic:m2:1
# text = Made from a father's name.
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | a father's name |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from name=Material |
| 2 | **name** |  | a father |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Johnson is a patronymic surname meaning son of John.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronymic:x1:1
# text = Johnson is a patronymic surname meaning son of John.
1	Johnson	Johnson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	patronymic	patronymic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Johnson | a patronymic surname |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | a patronymic surname *not said here* | son of John |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In Ukrainian, a patronymic is used in polite address, like Taras Hryhorovych.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronymic:x2:1
# text = In Ukrainian, a patronymic is used in polite address, like Taras Hryhorovych.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	patronymic	patronymic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Taras	Taras	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	Hryhorovych	Hryhorovych	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | a patronymic |  | Ukrainian |  | in polite address; like Taras | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Icelandic people often use patronymics instead of family names.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronymic:x3:1
# text = Icelandic people often use patronymics instead of family names.
1	Icelandic	icelandic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	patronymics	patronymic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Icelandic people | patronymics |  |  |  | instead family names; often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patronymic=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mac» in MacDonald works like a patronymic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronymic:x4:1
# text = «Mac» in MacDonald works like a patronymic.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	MacDonald	MacDonald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	patronymic	patronymic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Mac in MacDonald |  |  |  |  | like a patronymic | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher explained that Fitzgerald means son of Gerald.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronymic:x5:1
# text = Our teacher explained that Fitzgerald means son of Gerald.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Fitzgerald	Fitzgerald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Gerald	Gerald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | Our teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Fitzgerald | son of Gerald |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A name from your mother is a matronymic, not a patronymic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:patronymic:x6:1
# text = A name from your mother is a matronymic, not a patronymic.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	matronymic	matronymic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	patronymic	patronymic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a name from your mother | a matronymic and a patronymic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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