mi o vuku in Serbo-Croatian

Forms: ми о вуку [Cyrillic] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “we (are talking) about the wolf”, with the verb implied but left unexpressed, an ellipsis of mi o vuku a vuk na vrata (literally “we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door”). Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|sh|mi o vuku a vuk na vrata|lit=we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door|nocap=1}} ellipsis of mi o vuku a vuk na vrata (literally “we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door”) Head templates: {{sh-proverb}} mi o vuku (Cyrillic spelling ми о вуку)

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      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "mi o vuku a vuk na vrata",
        "lit": "we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door",
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “we (are talking) about the wolf”, with the verb implied but left unexpressed, an ellipsis of mi o vuku a vuk na vrata (literally “we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door”).",
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  "lang_code": "sh",
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          "speak of the devil"
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    }
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  "word": "mi o vuku"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sh",
        "2": "mi o vuku a vuk na vrata",
        "lit": "we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "ellipsis of mi o vuku a vuk na vrata (literally “we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door”)",
      "name": "ellipsis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “we (are talking) about the wolf”, with the verb implied but left unexpressed, an ellipsis of mi o vuku a vuk na vrata (literally “we(’re talking) about the wolf and the wolf is at the door”).",
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    {
      "form": "ми о вуку",
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        "Cyrillic"
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mi o vuku (Cyrillic spelling ми о вуку)",
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  "lang_code": "sh",
  "pos": "proverb",
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"mi o vuku" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

Proverb