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  What it means

  Literally “lion’s claw.” Means a mark of genius or mastery — a detail that reveals the hand of a great talent. “The mark of a master,” “the hallmark of genius.”

  Vocabulary

  • lew — lion
  • pazur — claw

  Grammar note

  'Lwi' is the adjective from 'lew' — nominative masculine agreeing with 'pazur'.

  Cultural context

  From the Latin 'ex ungue leonem' (from the claw, the lion) — you can recognise a great artist by even a small detail of their work.

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