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Headword:
*th=s
mhtro\s
w(s
ai)\c
kalei=tai
Adler number: tau,538
Translated headword: from his mother, like a goat, is he named
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. The proverb arises] because kids in herds of goats are recognised from their mothers; for [it is] impossible [to recognise them] from their fathers.
Greek Original:*th=s mhtro\s w(s ai)\c kalei=tai: oi( ga\r e)/rifoi e)n toi=s ai)poli/ois a)po\ tw=n mhte/rwn gnwri/zontai: a)po\ pate/rwn ga\r a)du/naton.
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Keywords: daily life; proverbs; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 9 June 2006@09:07:07.
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