xixëllonjë
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From xixëlloj (“to sparkle”) + -onjë. Likely an alteration of earlier xixëllimë.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xixëllonjë f (plural xixëllonja, definite xixëllonja, definite plural xixëllonjat)
- firefly (Lampyris noctiluca)
- Synonyms: bukurezë; see also Thesaurus:xixëllonjë
- (colloquial, derogatory) attention-seeking girl or woman
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | xixëllonjë | xixëllonja | xixëllonja | xixëllonjat |
| accusative | xixëllonjën | |||
| dative | xixëllonje | xixëllonjës | xixëllonjave | xixëllonjave |
| ablative | xixëllonjash | |||
Further reading
[edit]- “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