соломинка

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Etymology

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соло́мина (solómina) +‎ -ка (-ka)

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Noun

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соло́минка (solóminkaf 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

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Ukrainian

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 соломинка on Ukrainian Wikipedia
 
соломинки (sense 2)

Etymology

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

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Noun

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соло́минка (solómynkaf 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

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