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VLEXICONS · PONTICΛΕΞΙΚΑ · ΠΟΝΤΙΑΚΑDraft under review
FIXED EXPRESSION / PROVERB · PROVERBS AND FIXED SAYINGS
Το κατσί μ’ άσπρον έν’
To katsi m’ aspron en’
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 GREEKΕίμαι τίμιος και άμεμπτος
IN ENGLISHI have a clear conscience
ORIGINNot established by the source
EXAMPLE FROM THE SOURCE
Το κατσί μ’ άσπρον έν’
My brow is white My conscience is clean.
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
PLACEGeneral Pontic; locality unknown
SOURCE 1Pantelis H. Melanofrydis, «Ιδιωματισμοί της Ποντιακής Διαλέκτου», Ποντιακή Εστία, issues 51/55/56, forehead expressions; transcription by V. Polatidis, Kotsari; section Το κατσίνopen
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 NOTESearch-index excerpt consulted; full article inaccessible at audit; Source accessible only via indexed excerpt