Ο σ̇κέπιδας τσουπίζ’ κ̇αι χάται.

o skepidas tsoupiz’ kai chatai.

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 GREEKη σφήκα τσιμπά και πεθαίνει

IN ENGLISHthe wasp stings and dies

ORIGIN, AS THE SOURCE GIVES ITGreek traditional proverb

EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE

Ο σ̇κέπιδας τσουπίζ’ κ̇αι χάται.

The wasp stings, and it perishes. Someone who insults you leaves fast because they fear you will hit back (the source's explanation).

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. 237 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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