Ο λύκο το μαλλίν ατ’ αλλάζ, τη χούην ατ’ ουκ’ αλλάζ.

o lyko to mallin at’ allaz, ti chouin at’ ouk’ allaz.

ONE SOURCE

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Compiled and edited by Kyriakos Gold, with meanings written by him. Each entry is attested by the published sources it names. The entries have not yet been reviewed by the editorial board.

IN STANDARD GREEKο λύκος κι αν εγέρασε κι άσπρισε το μαλλί του...

IN ENGLISHa bad disposition is difficult to change

ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITGreek traditional proverb

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Ο λύκο το μαλλίν ατ’ αλλάζ, τη χούην ατ’ ουκ’ αλλάζ.

The wolf changes its fur, but its nature it does not change. A person of bad character stays that way; the source states this meaning.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACEOf/Sourmena proverb collection
SOURCE 1A. Revithiadou and V. Spyropoulos (research group) (2009), Οφίτικη Ποντιακή: Έρευνα γλωσσικής καταγραφής με έμφαση στη διαχρονία και συγχρονία της διαλέκτου, p. 78, no. 218 open
COMPILED BYKyriakos Gold (2026), Pontic Lexicon. Compiled and edited, with meanings written by the compiler.
PRONUNCIATIONThe source gives no IPA. We do not fill it in from guesswork.

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