соломинка

Russian

Etymology

соло́мина (solómina) + -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈɫomʲɪnkə]

Noun

соло́минка • (solóminka) f inan (genitive соло́минки, nominative plural соло́минки, genitive plural соло́минок)

  1. Diminutive of соло́мина (solómina): straw
    хвата́ться за соло́минку (idiomatic)xvatátʹsja za solóminkuto clutch at straws, to grasp at straws (literally, “catch at a straw”)
    соло́минка, слома́вшая спи́ну верблю́ду (idiomatic)solóminka, slomávšaja spínu verbljúduthe straw that broke the camel's back
  2. drinking straw, straw
    пить сок че́рез соло́минкуpitʹ sok čérez solóminkuto drink juice through a straw

Declension

Ukrainian

соломинки (sense 2)

Etymology

From соло́мина (solómyna) + -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɔˈɫɔmenkɐ]

Noun

соло́минка • (solómynka) f inan (genitive соло́минки, nominative plural соло́минки, genitive plural соло́минок)

  1. Diminutive of соло́мина (solómyna): straw
    хапа́тися за соло́минку (idiomatic)xapátysja za solómynkuto clutch at straws, to grasp at straws (literally, “catch at a straw”)
    соло́минка, що злама́ла спи́ну верблю́да (idiomatic)solómynka, ščo zlamála spýnu verbljúdathe straw that broke the camel's back
  2. drinking straw, straw
    пи́ти сік че́рез соло́минкуpýty sik čérez solómynkuto drink juice through a straw

Declension

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