xixëllonjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • xhixhëllonjë, xixillonjëdialectal
  • xixëllojë, xixillojë, xhixhillojëGheg, dialectal

Etymology

From xixëlloj (to sparkle) +‎ -onjë. Likely an alteration of earlier xixëllimë.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡zid͡zəˈɫoɲə/
  • Rhymes: -oɲə

Noun

xixëllonjë f (plural xixëllonja, definite xixëllonja, definite plural xixëllonjat)

  1. firefly (Lampyris noctiluca)
    Synonyms: bukurezë; see also Thesaurus:xixëllonjë
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) attention-seeking girl or woman

Declension

Declension of xixëllonjë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative xixëllonjë xixëllonja xixëllonja xixëllonjat
accusative xixëllonjën
dative xixëllonje xixëllonjës xixëllonjave xixëllonjave
ablative xixëllonjash

Further reading

  • “xixëllónj/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 2192b
  • Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “xixëllonja”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 357a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “xixë [] -llonjë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 569a
  • Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “dσιdσε̯λίμε̯-α”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 111
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “gigiλoi”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 40b