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Aug 29, 2016 13:23
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wishbone
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| 4 | κλειδοκόκκαλον |
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| 4 +4 | Γιάντες |
Lina Efthimiadou
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| 4 | δίκρανο |
Vasileios Paraskevas
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| 4 | ψαλίδια ή furcula |
Ellen Kraus
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κλειδοκόκκαλον
What's a Wishbone, and Why Do We Crack It? — Ingredient ...
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20 Nov 2014 - With Thanksgiving fast approaching, do you even know what a wishbone is and where it comes from? ... How Breaking a Wishbone Became Tradition. Ancient Romans were the first to see the wishbone as a symbol of luck, which eventually turned into the tradition of actually breaking it apart ...
Furcula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The furcula ("little fork" in Latin) or wishbone is a forked bone found in birds and some other ... Wishbone of a chicken · Superstitions surrounding divination by means of a goose's wishbone go back to at least the Late Medieval Period. Johannes Hartlieb in ...
κλειδοκόκκαλο - Greek to English Translation
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Translation and Meaning of κλειδοκόκκαλο, Definition of Word κλειδοκόκκαλο in Almaany Online Dictionary of English-Greek. λεξικό, ελληνικά, λεξικά, δωρεάν, ..
www.thekitchn.com/what-is-a-wishbone-and-why-do-we-crack-it...
20 Nov 2014 - With Thanksgiving fast approaching, do you even know what a wishbone is and where it comes from? ... How Breaking a Wishbone Became Tradition. Ancient Romans were the first to see the wishbone as a symbol of luck, which eventually turned into the tradition of actually breaking it apart ...
Furcula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furcula
The furcula ("little fork" in Latin) or wishbone is a forked bone found in birds and some other ... Wishbone of a chicken · Superstitions surrounding divination by means of a goose's wishbone go back to at least the Late Medieval Period. Johannes Hartlieb in ...
κλειδοκόκκαλο - Greek to English Translation
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Translation and Meaning of κλειδοκόκκαλο, Definition of Word κλειδοκόκκαλο in Almaany Online Dictionary of English-Greek. λεξικό, ελληνικά, λεξικά, δωρεάν, ..
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See reference in the folowing link in the middle of the paragraph "θώρακας"
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https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ανατομική_και_φυσιολογία_πτηνώ...
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Nick Lingris
: Ενδιαφέρον εύρημα. Απόδοση του λατινικού furcula, αν και δεν το χρησιμοποιεί κανένας (στο διαδίκτυο) για το κόκαλο. Δεν είναι αυτό που θέλει ο Σάιμον, αλλά ενδιαφέρει εμένα. :)
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ψαλίδια ή furcula
Γιατί ψαλίδια υποτίθεται ότι είναι τυχερός ; - How Stuff Work
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04.06.2016 - Η furcula, ή "ψαλίδια", ενός γαλοπούλα, πάπια ή κοτόπουλο είναι η συγχώνευση των κλείδες του πουλιού ακριβώς πάνω από το στέρνο.Παρά το
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(noun) A central, Y, U or V-shaped bone in a bird's chest that is part of the pectoral girdle and helps stabilize the chest cavity for flight.
The wishbone or furcula is the fusion of a bird's two collarbones (clavicles) into a single structure. The furcula is then attached to the shoulders, and may also be fused to the sternum (breastbone) or simply attached with a strong tendon. These connections protect the chest cavity during flight, helping a bird keep its body shape and internal structure intact even under great stress.
The wishbone is flexible, and can expand up to 50 percent larger than its resting position in some species, depending on their overall flight style.
howstuffit.com › How Stuff Work › Πολιτισμός › Άνθρωποι
04.06.2016 - Η furcula, ή "ψαλίδια", ενός γαλοπούλα, πάπια ή κοτόπουλο είναι η συγχώνευση των κλείδες του πουλιού ακριβώς πάνω από το στέρνο.Παρά το
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(noun) A central, Y, U or V-shaped bone in a bird's chest that is part of the pectoral girdle and helps stabilize the chest cavity for flight.
The wishbone or furcula is the fusion of a bird's two collarbones (clavicles) into a single structure. The furcula is then attached to the shoulders, and may also be fused to the sternum (breastbone) or simply attached with a strong tendon. These connections protect the chest cavity during flight, helping a bird keep its body shape and internal structure intact even under great stress.
The wishbone is flexible, and can expand up to 50 percent larger than its resting position in some species, depending on their overall flight style.
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Γιάντες
Hi
It's the bone we call in Greece "γιάντες". We also play a game with this bone
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το διχαλωτό κόκκαλο του στέρνου της κότας, που αποτελεί παιχνίδι κατά το οποίο οι παίκτες τραβούν από ένα σκέλος και κερδίζει αυτός που θα μείνει με το μεγαλύτερο κομμάτι στο χέρι
https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/γιάντες
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You are welcome. To answer your question, it's the winner, since at least three other translators agree.
It's the bone we call in Greece "γιάντες". We also play a game with this bone
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το διχαλωτό κόκκαλο του στέρνου της κότας, που αποτελεί παιχνίδι κατά το οποίο οι παίκτες τραβούν από ένα σκέλος και κερδίζει αυτός που θα μείνει με το μεγαλύτερο κομμάτι στο χέρι
https://el.wiktionary.org/wiki/γιάντες
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You are welcome. To answer your question, it's the winner, since at least three other translators agree.
Note from asker:
| Many thanks, Lina! Is the winner "γιάντες", or is it the loser? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Pericles1978
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| agree |
Nick Lingris
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| agree |
Betty Revelioti
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| agree |
Magda P.
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Discussion
It's just that Turkish has a saying, "Bile bile lades", which is used when you undertake something you know will not turn out well for you. Does something like this exist in Greek, something like, "Γιάντες - και τόξερα!", by any chance?
Btw, I've managed to find out that its ultimate origin is Persian "yād ast", literally "it is memory" i.e. "I remember", which accords well with the Greek game (but not the West European wishbone game, in which the person with the longer piece wins). The 'ast' in 'yād ast' is cognate with Ancient Greek ἐστί.
So, it seems to be a word like τεμπέλης, which has come into Greek via Turkish from Persian.