Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "spring" in Russian

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весна

Meaning: spring, springtime

Pronunciation: [vees-NAH]

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Rank: #1144

Cherry blossom in spring

Example sentences:

Весна́ -- моё люби́мое вре́мя го́да.
Spring is my favorite time of the year.
Наступи́ла весна́.
Spring has come.
Би́тва зако́нчилась побе́дной весно́й 1945 го́да.
The battle ended in victory in the spring of 1945.
Ка́ждую весну́ в па́рке прохо́дят конце́рты.
The concerts take place in the park each spring.
Вот, что нам откры́ли зи́мы с вёснами.
Here's what the winters and springs opened to us. (poetry)

Idioms and set expressions:

первый признак весны = the first robin
ранняя весна = early spring

Proverbs and sayings:

Одна ласточка весны не делает.
One swallow does not make a spring.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	весна́	вёсны
Genitive	весны́	вёсен
Dative	весне́	вёснам
Accusative	весну́	вёсны
Instrumental	весно́й (весно́ю)	вёснами
Prepositional	весне́	вёснах

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