первая ласточка

Russian

Etymology

Literally, first swallow (bird). Related to the idiom пе́рвая ла́сточка весны́ не де́лает (pérvaja lástočka vesný ne délajet, one swallow does not a summer make).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲervəjə ˈɫastət͡ɕkə]

Noun

пе́рвая ла́сточка • (pérvaja lástočka) f anim (genitive пе́рвой ла́сточки, nominative plural пе́рвые ла́сточки, genitive plural пе́рвых ла́сточек)

  1. first sign, first indication, first example (an early or first sign of the onset of something)

Declension

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