песец

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

пёс (pjos) +‎ -ец (-ec)

Noun

песец

песе́ц (pesécm anim (genitive песца́, nominative plural песцы́, genitive plural песцо́в)

  1. arctic fox, polar fox
    Synonym: поля́рная лиси́ца (poljárnaja lisíca)
Declension

Etymology 2

Euphemistic form of пизде́ц (pizdéc, a vulgar curse), influenced by the noun песе́ц (peséc, arctic fox).

Noun

песе́ц (pesécm inan (genitive песца́, nominative plural песцы́, genitive plural песцо́в)

  1. (minced oath, slang) curtains (the end for something or someone)
    Песец подкрался незаметно.Pesec podkralsja nezametno.The arctic fox has snuck up on us.
Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “песец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress