Onto.PT: Towards the Automatic Construction of a Lexical Ontology ...

184 Appendix A. Description of the extracted semantic relations
– x is a member of something that is y
– y is a property typically held by something with that includes x
∗ e.g. x = entity, y = collective
• x propriedadeDeAlgoMembroDe y
Contains
– x is a property typically held by something that is member of y
– y includes something that is x
• x contidoEm y
∗ e.g. x = partner, y = partnership
– x is contained in y
– y contains x
∗ e.g. x = heart, y = chest
• x contidoEmAlgoComPropriedade y
Material
– x is contained in something that is y
– y is a property typically held by something that contains x
• x materialDe y
Location
∗ e.g. x = conclusion, y = conclusive
– x is a material of y
– y is made of x
∗ e.g. x = fabric, y = dress
• x localOrigemDe y
Causation
– x is the place where y is originally from or can be found in
– y is originally from/can be found in x
• x causadorDe y
∗ e.g. x = Portugal, y = portuguese
– x is the causation of y/causes y to happen
– y can be the result of x/because of y
∗ e.g. x = flu, y = fever
• x causadorDeAlgoComPropriedade y
– x is the causation of something that is y
– y is a property typically held by something that is the result of x
∗ e.g. x = paixão, passional = conclusive