{"word":"cilonë","entries":[{"pos":"noun","senses":[{"gloss":"silk dress or skirt decorated with gold","lang":"en","tags":["Arbëresh","feminine"],"examples":[{"text":"Bir i jap u s'ime bil për cilonë driten, rreth e qiellit për brezë...","english":"Son, I give to my daughter the sunlight for a dress, the horizon for a belt..."}],"source":"en-wiktionary"}],"sources":["en-wiktionary"],"ipa":["/t͡siˈlɔnə/"],"etymology":"Present in many variants among Albanian settlements in Italy. The variant xhëgonë from Sicily indicates a connection to gunë and zhgun. The g:l, g:ll transformations are due to the alteration of the velar l into a voiced velar fricative present in some Arbëresh dialects in Sicily and Molise, such as in molla:moɣa.","forms":[{"form":"cilóna","tags":["plural"]},{"form":"cilóna","tags":["definite"]},{"form":"cilónat","tags":["definite","plural"]},{"form":"cilinë","tags":["alternative"]},{"form":"xilonë","tags":["alternative"]},{"form":"nxilonë","tags":["alternative"]},{"form":"xëllonë","tags":["alternative"]},{"form":"xhëgonë","tags":["alternative"]}]}],"sources":["en-wiktionary","ai"],"description":{"text":"Fustan i mëndafshtë.","source":"ai"},"labels":["Arbëresh"],"frequency":3,"url":"https://fjalorishqip.org/fjala/cilon%C3%AB/","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","sameMeaning":[],"attribution":["Wiktionary (English edition), Albanian entries — CC BY-SA 4.0 (and GFDL)","Përshkrime shqip me ndihmë të AI-së / Albanian descriptions written with AI help — CC BY-SA 4.0"]}