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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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