песец
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Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
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песе́ц • (peséc) m anim (genitive песца́, nominative plural песцы́, genitive plural песцо́в)
- arctic fox, polar fox
- Synonym: поля́рная лиси́ца (poljárnaja lisíca)
Declension
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Euphemistic form of пизде́ц (pizdéc, a vulgar curse), influenced by the noun песе́ц (peséc, “arctic fox”).
Noun
[edit]песе́ц • (peséc) m inan (genitive песца́, nominative plural песцы́, genitive plural песцо́в)
- (minced oath, slang) curtains (the end for something or someone)
- Песец подкрался незаметно. ― Pesec podkralsja nezametno. ― The arctic fox [The demise] has snuck up on us.
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “песец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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