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title: shay — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «shay» in the school dictionary: Shay is a first name, used for boys and girls, from the Irish name Séamus or Séaghdha; it is also a surname. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# shay

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**Who acts:** Shay, it, cousin, farmer, dad · **What happens:** be, use, wheel, pull, make, have · **To what, where:** first name, Irish name, surname, light, wheeled carriage, word

<!-- .vabout -->
«shay» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [shay in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shay.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shay is a first name, used for boys and girls, from the Irish name Séamus or Séaghdha; it is also a surname.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:m1:1
# text = Shay is a first name, used for boys and girls, from the Irish name Séamus or Séaghdha; it is also a surname.
1	Shay	Shay	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	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
17	Séamus	Séamus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	Séaghdha	Séaghdha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
23	also	also	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shay | a first name and a surname |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a first name and a surname *not said here* |  | the Irish name |  | for boys and girls | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | it | a surname |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A shay is a light, two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse, a word made from «chaise».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:m2:1
# text = A shay is a light, two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse, a word made from «chaise».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shay	shay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	wheeled	wheel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
18	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	chaise	chaise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a shay | a light and wheeled carriage and a word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wheel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn drive-11.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pull** | participle |  | wheeled carriage *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  | a word *not said here* |  | chaise |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from chaise=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: rare — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It can be a spelling of «shae» or «Shea», other names.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:m3:1
# text = It can be a spelling of «shae» or «Shea», other names.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	shae	shae	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Shea	shea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | It | a spelling or Shea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shay is the captain of our football team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:x1:1
# text = Shay is the captain of our football team.
1	Shay	Shay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shay | the captain |  |  |  | of our football team | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shay has 15 marbles and gives away 6.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:x2:1
# text = Shay has 15 marbles and gives away 6.
1	Shay	Shay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	marbles	marble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Shay | 15 marbles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marble=Patient |
| 2 | **give away** | present | Shay *not said here* | 6 |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent 6=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin Shay lives in Galway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:x3:1
# text = My cousin Shay lives in Galway.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Shay	Shay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Galway	Galway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My cousin |  |  | Galway |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in galway=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer drove to town in his one-horse shay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:x4:1
# text = The farmer drove to town in his one-horse shay.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	shay	shay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | the farmer |  |  | farmer's horse shay |  | to town | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to town=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old poem, the shay fell apart all at once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:x5:1
# text = In the old poem, the shay fell apart all at once.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shay	shay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	all	all	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall apart** | past | the shay |  |  | the old poem |  | apart, once *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shay and Amelia are partners in the science project.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:x6:1
# text = Shay and Amelia are partners in the science project.
1	Shay	Shay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Amelia	Amelia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	partners	partner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Shay partners |  | the science project |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A shay was a light carriage for one or two people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:x7:1
# text = A shay was a light carriage for one or two people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shay	shay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a shay | a light carriage |  |  |  | for one people | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shay's dad is a firefighter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shay:x8:1
# text = Shay's dad is a firefighter.
1	Shay	Shay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	firefighter	firefighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shay's dad | a firefighter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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