liô

Laefevian

Alternative forms

• ljô (non-standard)

Etymology

From Proto-Laenkean *læhaws, from Proto-Laenkean *læh-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liɔ/ [ˈʎɔ]

Preposition

liô

1. (spatial) next to [with genitive]

   liô kaulau

   next to the tree

   Hynnja liô ambatau.

   I'm sitting next to the window.

2. (spatial) beside [with locative]

   Hynjis liô janun.

   She was sitting beside him.

3. (spatial) along [with locative]

   Liô hwêltul torwas tyrwan.

   There's a stream along the wall.

4. (spatial) against [with accusative]

   liô skaene

   against the wall

5. (relational) to lose [with accusative and alad ‘to be’]

   Synonym: wilad

   Kwihñônt as liô nuode.

   The rug has lost its colour.

6. (relational) at [with locative]

   liô soltul hêskere

   at the thought of that

7. (temporal) indicates the beginning of an event or activity upon [with translative]

   Synonym: maeǧ

   liô endôske

   upon the beginning of winter

See also

Laefevian spatial prepositions
space	position	goal	source	transit
interior	ɪɴᴇssɪᴠᴇ (-ulle) in	ɪʟʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-ele) in, into	ᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-ôtan) out (of), from	ᴘʀᴏʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-ekwe) through, by
immersion	dôn [with locative] between, amidst, among	dôn [with accusative] between, among	tandôn* [with genitive] from between, from among	dyn [with genitive] through, via, across, by
surface	sᴜᴘᴇʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ (-unere) on	sᴜʙʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-ere) on, onto	ᴅᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-ôka) off (of), from	ᴘᴇʀʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-uffêl) across, (all) over, along
proximity	ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-ul) at, in, on	ᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-umas) to, up to	ᴀʙʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-aôn) from	wanwa [with genitive] past, by, along
adjacency	liô [with locative] at, by, beside, against	liô [with accusative] against		baddoe [with genitive] along
boundary	liô [with genitive] next to	ʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ (-unši) to, towards
		šin [with dative] towards, against
superior surface	lis [with genitive] on top of	lis [with dative] on(to) (the) top of	tanlis* [with genitive] from/off (the) top of	fêl [with accusative] over, across
absolute exterior	nokwaj [with genitive] outside	nokwel [with genitive] outside	nokwaôn [with genitive] from (the) outside	irvo [with genitive] around
centre	udiul [with genitive] in the middle of	udier [with genitive] into the middle of	udian [with genitive] from the middle of
absolute interior	lihwaj [with genitive] inside, within	lihwel [with genitive] inside	lihwaôn [with genitive] from (the)inside/within
anterior	hlêm [with locative] in front of, before	hlêm [with accusative] in front of, before	tanhlêm* [with genitive] from in front of
posterior	sun [with locative] behind, after	sun [with accusative] behind, after	tansun* [with genitive] from behind
superior	žên [with locative] above	žên [with accusative] above	tanžên* [with genitive] from above
inferior	lôn [with locative] below	lôn [with accusative] below	tanlôn* [with genitive] from below
*Note: These forms have a synonymous construction consisting of the corresponding base preposition + ᴀʙʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, e.g. tansun hrikau = sun hrikaôn “from behind the house”.