соломинка
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соломинки (sense 2)
Russian
Etymology
соло́мина (solómina) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
Noun
соло́минка • (solóminka) f inan (genitive соло́минки, nominative plural соло́минки, genitive plural соло́минок)
- Diminutive of соло́мина (solómina): straw
- хвата́ться за соло́минку (idiomatic) ― xvatátʹsja za solóminku ― to clutch at straws, to grasp at straws (literally, “catch at a straw”)
- соло́минка, слома́вшая спи́ну верблю́ду (idiomatic) ― solóminka, slomávšaja spínu verbljúdu ― the straw that broke the camel's back
- drinking straw, straw
Declension
Declension of соло́минка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | соло́минка solóminka |
соло́минки solóminki |
| genitive | соло́минки solóminki |
соло́минок solóminok |
| dative | соло́минке solóminke |
соло́минкам solóminkam |
| accusative | соло́минку solóminku |
соло́минки solóminki |
| instrumental | соло́минкой, соло́минкою solóminkoj, solóminkoju |
соло́минками solóminkami |
| prepositional | соло́минке solóminke |
соло́минках solóminkax |
Related terms
- соло́ма (solóma), соло́мка (solómka), соломина (solomina)
- соло́менный (solómennyj)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From соло́мина (solómyna) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
Noun
соло́минка • (solómynka) f inan (genitive соло́минки, nominative plural соло́минки, genitive plural соло́минок)
- Diminutive of соло́мина (solómyna): straw
- хапа́тися за соло́минку (idiomatic) ― xapátysja za solómynku ― to clutch at straws, to grasp at straws (literally, “catch at a straw”)
- соло́минка, що злама́ла спи́ну верблю́да (idiomatic) ― solómynka, ščo zlamála spýnu verbljúda ― the straw that broke the camel's back
- drinking straw, straw
Declension
Declension of соло́минка (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | соло́минка solómynka |
соло́минки solómynky |
| genitive | соло́минки solómynky |
соло́минок solómynok |
| dative | соло́минці solómynci |
соло́минкам solómynkam |
| accusative | соло́минку solómynku |
соло́минки solómynky |
| instrumental | соло́минкою solómynkoju |
соло́минками solómynkamy |
| locative | соло́минці solómynci |
соло́минках solómynkax |
| vocative | соло́минко solómynko |
соло́минки solómynky |
Related terms
- соло́м'яний (solómʺjanyj)
- соло́ма f (solóma)
- соло́мина f (solómyna)
- соло́мка f (solómka)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1978), “соломинка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 9 (С), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 449
- “соломинка”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “соломинка”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “соломинка”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “соломинка”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “соломинка”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)