Ο λύκον το πόστ’ν’ατ’ αλλάζ’ και το χούϊ’ν’ατ’ κι αλλάζ

O lykon to post’n’at’ allaz’ kai to choyi’n’at’ ki 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 αλλάζει το τρίχωμά του, τη φύση του όμως όχι

IN ENGLISHOld habits are hard to change

ORIGINNot established by the source

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Ο λύκον το πόστ’ν’ατ’ αλλάζ’ και το χούϊ’ν’ατ’ κι αλλάζ

The wolf changes its skin, and its nature it does not change Long held habits are hard to break.

CHAIN OF EVIDENCE

PLACECommunity; locality unidentified
SOURCE 1PontosWorld contributors, «Παροιμίες #3» (community collection; accessed 2026); Παροιμίες #3, wolf proverb 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.
CHECKING NOTECommunity contribution; regional attribution often absent; Variant of an existing first-edition proverb: record variant without treating as independent origin

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