первая ласточка весны не делает

Russian

Etymology

Calque of English one swallow does not a summer make. From первая (pervaja, “first, single”) + ласточка (lastočka, “swallow”) + весны (vesny, “spring”) + не (ne, “not”) + делает (delajet, “to make, do”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲervəjə ˈɫastət͡ɕkə vʲɪsˈnɨ nʲɪ‿ˈdʲeɫə(j)ɪt]

Idiom

пе́рвая ла́сточка весны́ не де́лает • (pérvaja lástočka vesný ne délajet)

  1. one swallow does not a summer make
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