What does it mean?
A single good sign is not enough to draw firm conclusions.
Closest English saying: One swallow does not make a summer.
What does it literally say?
Ένας κούκος δεν φέρνει την άνοιξη
Énas koúkos den férni tin ánixi
“One cuckoo does not bring the spring.”
The cuckoo, a bird associated with the change of season, becomes an image for a sample that is too small.
How is it used?
«Μία καλή εβδομάδα πωλήσεων δεν δείχνει ακόμη τάση. Ένας κούκος δεν φέρνει την άνοιξη.»
“One good week of sales doesn’t show a trend yet. One cuckoo does not bring the spring.”
Where does it come from?
Traditional Greek folk usage. eipane has not documented a first author or a first written record for this saying.
This is an English edition of the Greek entry, which remains the reference version. The English text was written from the Greek entry with the help of AI tools and checked against it. Suggest a correction ↗