зо́рька

rare #23232

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1.
dawn, daybreak, morning glow
На зо́рьке рыбаки́ вышли в море.
At daybreak the fishermen put out to sea.
Affectionate diminutive of заря; folk-poetic, common in songs and in the phrase на зорьке 'at daybreak'.
2.
(rare) orange tip (butterfly)entomology
Над лу́гом порха́ла пёстрая зо́рька.
An orange tip butterfly fluttered over the meadow.
3.
(rare) morning breeze
Прохла́дная зо́рька шевели́ла листву́.
A cool morning breeze stirred the leaves.
Regional.
4.
(rare) scops owlornithology
Ночью в са́ду крича́ла зо́рька.
At night a scops owl was calling in the garden.
Regional bird name.

Examples

Мы встали с первой зорькой и пошли на рыбалку.
We got up at the first light of dawn and went fishing.
На зорьке над рекой стоял белый туман.
At dawn, a white mist hung over the river.
Птицы запели ещё до зорьки.
The birds started singing even before dawn.

заря́dawn; evening glow; from dawn to dusk; at the crack of dawn; tattoo (bugle call)