коли рак на горі свисне

Ukrainian

Etymology

Literally, “when the crab whistles on the mountain”. Compare with Polish jak rak świśnie a ryba piśnie, Belarusian калі рак свісне (kali rak svisnje), and Russian когда ра́к на горе́ сви́стнет (kogda rák na goré svístnet)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔˈɫɪ rak na ɦoˈrʲi ˈsʋɪsne]

Phrase

коли́ рак на горі́ сви́сне • (kolý rak na horí svýsne)

  1. (idiomatic) when pigs fly, never (for something that will never happen)
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