This is the head level tagset used in the Icelandic Treebank. The tagset is based on the IFD Tagset. Each head is assigned a tag (N-NSDIC in the example below):
<synttree>[NP[N-NSDIC[barni]]]</synttree>
In the example barni is a dative form of the Icelandic word for 'child'. The first part of the tag, before the dash, always represents the head type (roughly 'word class'), e.g. N for Noun. The extension of the above tag, NSDIC, means: Neuter, Singular, Dative, Indefinite (no suffixed article), Common Noun. The predashial head type can be one or more characters while the postdashial subfeatures are always one character per feature.
Tags with postdashial subfeatures
Nouns
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
N–noun, NPR-proper noun,
|
2 |
Number |
S–plurar
|
3 |
Case |
N–nominative, A–accusative, D–dative, G–genitive
|
|
Case |
Examples: N-G noun, singular, genitive;NS-N noun, plural, nominative; NPR-A proper noun, singular, accusative; NPRS-Dproper noun, plural, dative
|
Adjectives
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
ADJ–adjective, ADJR-adjective, comparative, ADJS-adjective, superlative
|
2 |
Gender |
M–masculine, F–feminine, N–neuter, X-unspecified
|
3 |
Number |
S–singular, P–plural
|
4 |
Case |
N–nominative, A–accusative, D–dative, G–genitive
|
5 |
Declension |
S–strong declension, W–weak declension, X–indeclineable
|
6 |
Degree |
P–positive, C–comparative, S–superlative
|
Pronouns
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
PRO–pronoun
|
2 |
Subcategory |
D–demonstrative, B–indefinite demonstrative (Icel. 'óákveðið ábendingarfornafn'), Q–possessive, X–indefinite (Icel. 'óákveðið'), P–personal, W–interrogative, R–relative
|
3 |
Gender/Person |
M–masculine, F–feminine, N–neuter/1–1st person, 2–2nd person
|
4 |
Number |
S–singular, P–plural
|
5 |
Case |
N–nominative, A–accusative, D–dative, G–genitive
|
Article (determiner)
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
D–article (determiner)
|
2 |
Gender |
M-masculine, F–feminine, N–neuter
|
3 |
Number |
S–singular, P–plural
|
4 |
Case |
N–nominative, A–accusative, D–dative, G–genitive
|
Numbers
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
NUM–numeral
|
2 |
Category |
P-(málfr. frumtala, þ.e. ekki raðtala???), F-percentage (fraction), O-other
|
3 |
Gender |
M–masculine, F–feminine, N–neuter
|
4 |
Number |
S–singular, P–plural
|
5 |
Case |
N–nominative, A–accusative, D-dative, G–genitive
|
Verbs
(see table below for past participle)
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
VBP–verb present tense, VBD-verb past tense, VB-infinitive, VBI-imperative, VBN-perfect participle, VAG-present participle
|
2 |
Mood |
T–infinitive, M–imperative, I–indicative, S–subjunctive, U–supine, P–present participle, D-past participle
|
3 |
Voice |
A–active, M–middle
|
4 |
Person |
1–1st person, 2–2nd person, 3–3rd person,
|
5 |
Number |
S–singular, P–plural
|
6 |
Tense |
P–present, D–past
|
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
VAN-verb, past participle
|
2 |
Tense |
D–past
|
3 |
Voice |
A–active, M–middle
|
4 |
Gender |
M–masculine, F–feminine, N–neuter
|
5 |
Number |
S–singular, P–plural
|
6 |
Case |
N–nominative, A–accusative, D–dative, G–genitive
|
Prepositions
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
P–preposition
|
2 |
Case governed |
A–governs accusative, D–governs dative, G–governs genitive
|
Adverbs
# |
Category/Feature |
Symbol – semantics
|
1 |
Word class |
ADV–adverb
|
2 |
Category |
N–normal, I–exclamation, A–governs accusative, D–governs dative (like nærri því 'almost', see ADVP), G–governs genitive
|
3 |
Degree |
C–comparative, S–superlative
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Simple Tags
- CONJ - conjunction
- FOREIGN - foreign word
- NEG - negation, ekki, eigi, ei
- TO - infinitival marker að, 'to'.
- X - unanalyzed word