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 3 language-specific subtypes of nmod: nmod:poss, nmod:prep, nmod:tmod.
2562 nodes (11%) are attached to their parents as nmod.
2307 instances of nmod (90%) are left-to-right (parent precedes child).
Average distance between parent and child is 4.70725995316159.
The following 55 pairs of parts of speech are connected with nmod: ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/NOUN (932; 36% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/NOUN (842; 33% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/NOUN (116; 5% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/PROPN (100; 4% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/NOUN (81; 3% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/PROPN (77; 3% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/PART (68; 3% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/PRON (63; 2% instances), ga-pos/ADV-ga-pos/NOUN (30; 1% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/NOUN (21; 1% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/PRON (21; 1% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/X (19; 1% instances), ga-pos/NUM-ga-pos/NOUN (16; 1% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/PROPN (13; 1% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/PROPN (12; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/NUM (12; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/PROPN (11; 0% instances), ga-pos/PRON-ga-pos/NOUN (11; 0% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/PRON (11; 0% instances), ga-pos/CONJ-ga-pos/NOUN (9; 0% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/NOUN (7; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/PRON (6; 0% instances), ga-pos/PRON-ga-pos/PRON (6; 0% instances), ga-pos/SCONJ-ga-pos/NOUN (6; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/PRON (5; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/VERB (5; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/X (5; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/NUM (4; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/ADJ (4; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/ADP (4; 0% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/NUM (4; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/X (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/ADJ (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/NUM-ga-pos/X (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/PUNCT-ga-pos/NOUN (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/VERB (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/X (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/NUM (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/PART-ga-pos/NOUN (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/SCONJ-ga-pos/PROPN (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/SCONJ (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/PROPN (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/NUM (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/X (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/ADP (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADV-ga-pos/NUM (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADV-ga-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/CONJ-ga-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/SCONJ (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/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/ADV (1; 0% instances).
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1 Tabharfadsa tabharfads NOUN Noun Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 0 root _ _
2 náire náire NOUN Noun Case=Com|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 dobj _ _
3 fén faoi ADP Art Number=Sing|PronType=Art 4 case _ _
4 bpoll poll NOUN Noun Case=Com|Form=Ecl|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _
5 dóibh do ADP Prep Number=Plur|Person=3 1 nmod:prep _ _
6 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _
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1 Seasadh seas VERB VTI Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|Voice=Auto 0 root _ _
2 leis le ADP Simp _ 4 case _ _
3 an an DET Art Definite=Def|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 4 det _ _
4 diúltú diúltú NOUN Noun Case=Com|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 nmod _ _
5 nuair nuair SCONJ Subord _ 7 mark _ _
6 a a PART Vb PartType=Vb|PronType=Rel 7 mark:prt _ _
7 rinne déan VERB VTI Mood=Ind|Tense=Past 1 advcl _ _
8 sé sé PRON Pers Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3 7 nsubj _ _
9 achomharc achomharc NOUN Noun Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 dobj _ _
10 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _
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1 Tá bí VERB PresInd Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres 0 root _ _
2 urraíocht urraíocht NOUN Noun Case=Com|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _
3 déanta déanta ADJ Adj VerbForm=Part 1 xcomp:pred _ _
4 ag ag ADP Simp _ 5 case _ _
5 Údarás údarás NOUN Noun Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _
6 na na DET Art Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 7 det _ _
7 Gaeltachta gaeltacht NOUN Noun Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 5 compound _ _
8 ar ar ADP Simp _ 10 case _ _
9 an an DET Art Definite=Def|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 10 det _ _
10 gclár clár NOUN Noun Case=Com|Form=Ecl|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _
11 seo seo DET Det PronType=Dem 10 det _ _
12 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _
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