xixëllonjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• xhixhëllonjë, xixillonjë — dialectal
• xixëllojë, xixillojë, xhixhillojë — Gheg, 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]‎, 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