Czasem luty ostro kuty, czasem w luty same pluty
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What it means
Sometimes February is sharply forged (bitterly cold), sometimes in February there is only slush — February weather is unpredictable, ranging from harsh frost to mild thaw.
Vocabulary
- luty — February; also: fierce, cruel (archaic adjective)
- ostro kuty — sharply forged, bitterly cold (figurative)
- pluty — slush, wet snow, foul weather
Grammar note
Wordplay: 'luty' is both the month name and an archaic adjective meaning fierce. 'Kuty' (forged) rhymes with 'pluty' (slush).
Cultural context
A folk weather proverb about the unpredictability of February in Poland.
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