проба пера

Russian

Etymology

Literally, nib test or “quill test”; in reference to testing an ink pen nib or quill on a scrap of paper before starting to write.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprobə pʲɪˈra]

Noun

про́ба пера́ • (próba peráf inan (genitive про́бы пера́, nominative plural про́бы пера́, genitive plural про́б пера́)

  1. (literary) literary debut, artistic debut (someone's first literary or other creative work)
  2. (figuratively) a warm-up, a trial run

Declension