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adpositions [2024/09/16 23:22] – [Standalone postpositions] morgothadpositions [2025/10/11 17:35] (current) – [Standalone postpositions] morgoth
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 ===== Standalone postpositions ====== ===== Standalone postpositions ======
-Standalone postpositions are single syllable short words usually describing place, [[syntax_direction|direction]] or position in space. Some of them are used together with specific case expressed with clitic postpositions, thus requiring memorization. Many of these postpositions may be used as standalone adverbs.+Standalone postpositions are single syllable short words usually describing place, [[syntax_direction|direction]] or position in space. Some of them are used together with specific case expressed with clitic postpositions, thus requiring memorization. Many of these postpositions may be used as standalone adverbs. But please not that many words for directions are actually nouns, so not listed here.
  
 ^ Postposition ^ Etymology ^ Grammatical\\ case ^ Translation ^ Example ^ ^ Postposition ^ Etymology ^ Grammatical\\ case ^ Translation ^ Example ^
-| as   | LOS                  | ACC  | across, through ((Nûrlâm suggests also "along", can be used as rare //Perlative// case)) | kârshum as = across the sea | +| as   | LOS                  | ACC  | across, through | kârshum as = across the sea |
-| baub((also adjective with //-ûrz// suffix or adverb with //-arz// suffix)) | HORN | ABL  | far from | mokhbo baub = far from home |+
 | bug((also used as adjective or adverb))  | MB, SV               | GEN  | opposite to (place),\\ against (place) | ûghob iskob bug = against each other | | bug((also used as adjective or adverb))  | MB, SV               | GEN  | opposite to (place),\\ against (place) | ûghob iskob bug = against each other |
-| dro((also used as prefix and adverb)) | NL < Gnomish "nodro" + LOS "ord" < HG | GEN | ahead (of),\\ forward | dakob dro = ahead of us | 
 | ik   | LOS                  | GEN | before (place),\\ in front of ((Antessive case)) | hûmumob ik = in front of the gates | | ik   | LOS                  | GEN | before (place),\\ in front of ((Antessive case)) | hûmumob ik = in front of the gates |
 | it   | LOS                  | GEN | behind,\\ after (place)((Postelative, Postessive cases)) | pandumob it = behind the door | | it   | LOS                  | GEN | behind,\\ after (place)((Postelative, Postessive cases)) | pandumob it = behind the door |
 | kurn | LOS < Quenya "corna" | ACC  | around (place) | ghâshin kurn = around the bonfire | | kurn | LOS < Quenya "corna" | ACC  | around (place) | ghâshin kurn = around the bonfire |
-| lût  | LOS                  | GEN | outside (of);\\ for expressions "from outside", "to the outside" or "at outside" use Allative, Adessive or Ablative case  | goib lût = outside the city | +| odh  | HG                   | ACC | along | mûlum odh = along the road |
-| mush | MB, SV               | ADE((for static position)) or ALL((for motion)) | next to, near, by (place)((Approximative case, Apudessive case for static position, Apudelative case for motion)) | sîrumir mush = near the river | +
-| nâd  | NL < SV "nâdar" + Primitive Elvish "ndē̆" | INE or GEN | within (place), inside (of);\\ for expressions like "to the inside" and "from inside" use just Illative and Elative cases correspondingly | ambzab nâd = inside this room |+
 | thu((also prefix)) | LOS (beyond) | ACC | over((Superlative/Superessive case)), beyond((duplicates Elative case)) | kaup thu = over the hills | | thu((also prefix)) | LOS (beyond) | ACC | over((Superlative/Superessive case)), beyond((duplicates Elative case)) | kaup thu = over the hills |
 | tuk  | LOS                  | INS | through((Prolative or Vialis case)) | taurzi tuk = through the forest | | tuk  | LOS                  | INS | through((Prolative or Vialis case)) | taurzi tuk = through the forest |
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