czym skorupka za młodu nasiąknie, tym na starość trąci

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, what the shell soaks in when it is young, it smells of it in old age.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂɨm skɔˈrup.ka zaˈmwɔ.du naˈɕɔŋk.ɲɛ tɨm naˈsta.rɔɕt͡ɕ ˈtrɔɲ.t͡ɕi/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔɲt͡ɕi

Proverb edit

czym skorupka za młodu nasiąknie, tym na starość trąci

  1. (idiomatic) as the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined

Further reading edit