eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer

German edit

Etymology edit

Literally, one swallow still doesn't make a summer, a calque of Ancient Greek μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ (mía khelidṑn éar ou poieî, one swallow does not make a spring); the reference to summer instead of spring is shared with various other European languages (see the descendants at the Greek entry).

Pronunciation edit

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Proverb edit

eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer

  1. one swallow does not a summer make