первая ласточка

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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

Noun

пе́рвая ла́сточка (pérvaja lástočkaf 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