nmod: nominal modifier
The nmod relation is used for nominal modifiers of nouns or clausal predicates. nmod is typically a noun functioning as a non-core (oblique) argument or adjunct, and often marked by a preposition using case.
Examples
Tá sé ráite ag tráchtairí áirithe `It is said by some commentators’
Tá sé ráite ag tráchtairí áirithe \n Is it said by commentators some
nmod(ráite, tráchtairí)
case(tráchtairí, ag)
Tá an Roinn ag obair le réimse tionscadal `The Department is working with a range of projects’
Tá an Roinn ag obair le réimse tionscadal \n Is the Department at working with range projects
nmod(obair,réimse)
case(réimse, le)
It is also used for attaching noun phrases, such as headings, to clauses:
TOGRA IONAID - Eolas a chur ar fáil ar fholúntais fostaíochta le FÁS `CENTRE PROJECT - To provide information on employment opportunities with FÁS.’
TOGRA IONAID - Eolas a chur ar fáil ar fholúntais fostaíochta le FÁS \n PROJECT CENTRE - Information to put on getting on opportunities employment with FÁS.
nmod(Eolas, TOGRA)
It is also used to label the attachment of augment pronouns to their nominal head:
Comharsain aoibhne ab ea iad `They were lovely neighbours’
Comharsain aoibhne ab ea iad \n Neighbours lovely were they them
nmod(iad, ea)
Treebank Statistics (UD_Irish)
This relation is universal.
There are 1 language-specific subtypes of nmod: nmod:poss.
798 nodes (6%) are attached to their parents as nmod.
760 instances of nmod (95%) are left-to-right (parent precedes child).
Average distance between parent and child is 3.28070175438596.
The following 34 pairs of parts of speech are connected with nmod: ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/NOUN (560; 70% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/NOUN (46; 6% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/PRON (39; 5% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/PROPN (39; 5% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/X (15; 2% instances), ga-pos/NUM-ga-pos/NOUN (14; 2% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/PROPN (9; 1% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/PROPN (8; 1% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/NOUN (6; 1% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/PRON (5; 1% instances), ga-pos/CCONJ-ga-pos/NOUN (5; 1% instances), ga-pos/PRON-ga-pos/NOUN (5; 1% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/VERB (4; 1% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/PRON (4; 1% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/NOUN (4; 1% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/NUM (4; 1% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/NUM (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/NUM-ga-pos/X (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/PRON-ga-pos/PRON (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/X (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/X (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/ADJ (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/PUNCT-ga-pos/NOUN (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/SCONJ-ga-pos/NOUN (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/PROPN (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/CCONJ-ga-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/PART (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/NUM-ga-pos/NUM (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/NUM-ga-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/PART-ga-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/PART-ga-pos/VERB (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/PUNCT-ga-pos/ADP (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/SCONJ-ga-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/PART (1; 0% instances).
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1 Bhfuil bí VERB PresInd Form=Ecl|Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres 0 root _ _
2 cop-on cop-on NOUN Noun Case=NomAcc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _
3 ar ar ADP Simp _ 4 case _ _
4 bith bith NOUN Subst Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _
5 a' ag ADP Simp _ 6 case _ _
6 t t X Item _ 1 compound _ SpaceAfter=No
7 ? ? PUNCT ? _ 1 punct _ _
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1 As as ADP Simp _ 0 root _ _
2 ucht ucht NOUN Noun Case=NomAcc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _
3 Dé dia NOUN Noun Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 compound _ _
4 oraibh ar ADP Prep Number=Plur|Person=2 6 case _ SpaceAfter=No
5 ... ... PUNCT Punct _ 6 punct _ _
6 Athbheochan athbheochan NOUN Noun Case=NomAcc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _
7 na na DET Art Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 8 det _ _
8 Gaeilge Gaeilge PROPN Noun Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 compound _ SpaceAfter=No
9 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _
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1 Limistéar limistéar NOUN Noun Case=NomAcc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 0 root _ _
2 na na DET Art Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 3 det _ _
3 Meánmhara muir NOUN Noun Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 compound _ _
4 is is AUX Cop Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Cop 5 cop _ _
5 áit áit NOUN Noun Case=NomAcc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 ccomp _ _
6 dúcháis dúchas NOUN Noun Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 compound _ _
7 don do ADP Art Number=Sing|PronType=Art 9 case _ _
8 Rós Rós PROPN Noun Case=NomAcc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 compound _ _
9 Mhuire Muire PROPN Noun Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No
10 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _
nmod in other languages: [am] [ar] [bg] [bxr] [ca] [ckb] [cop] [cs] [cu] [da] [de] [el] [en] [es] [et] [eu] [fa] [fi] [fo] [fr] [ga] [gl] [got] [grc] [he] [hi] [hr] [hu] [id] [it] [ja] [kk] [kmr] [ko] [la] [lv] [mr] [nl] [no] [pl] [pt] [ro] [ru] [sa] [sk] [sla] [sl] [so] [sr] [sv] [swl] [ta] [tr] [u] [ug] [uk] [ur] [urj] [vi] [yue] [zh]