aliu

Esperanto

Etymology

Esperanto ali- (an unofficial extension of the correlatives, based on the adjective alia 'other') + -u (correlative suffix of individuals)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈliu]
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  • Rhymes: -iu
  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧u

Pronoun

aliu (plural aliuj, accusative singular aliun, accusative plural aliujn)

  1. (neologism, nonstandard, proscribed) another [one/person], someone else, another one (singular), others (plural), another (with a singular noun), other (with a plural noun)
    • 1931, Eugene Lanti, “Ĉu unue SAT-anoj?”, in Vortoj de Kamarado E. Lanti:
      Unue mi estas partiano, due SAT-ano, respondas aliu.
      First I'm a party member, than an SAT member, responds another.
    • 1958, Sándor Szathmári, Vojaĝo al Kazohinio:
      Kaj tio signifas, ke – (nun li iome retiriĝis kaj sian montro-fingron puŝis al mia brusto) – ke poste eĉ vin ne tranĉilpikos aliuj!
      And that means that – (now he somewhat withdrew and pushed his index finger into my chest) – that after this even you won't be stabbed by others!
    • 2008, “Senpromese senperfide”, in Eksplodigos vian domon, performed by La Perdita Generacio:
      Konfesantaj, ke ni sonĝis pri aliuj en la kor'
      Confessing that we dreamed about other people in the heart

Verb

aliu

  1. imperative of alii
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