пёс

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian песъ (pes), from Old East Slavic пьсъ (pĭsŭ), from Proto-Slavic *pь̀sъ. Cognate with Russian пёс (pjos) and Ukrainian пес (pes).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -os
  • Hyphenation: пёс

Noun

пёс (pjosm animal (genitive пса, nominative plural псы, genitive plural псоў)

  1. (zoology) dog (Canis familiaris)
    Synonym: саба́ка (sabáka)
    • 1938 [1883], Robert Louis Stevenson, anonymous translator, Востраў скарбаў, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Treasure Island, page 10:
      Між іх вачыма пачаўся паядынак. Але капітан хутка здаўся. Ён схаваў свой ножык і апусціўся на крэсла, бармочачы, як пабіты пёс.
      Miž ix vačyma pačaŭsja pajadynak. Alje kapitan xutka zdaŭsja. Jon sxavaŭ svoj nóžyk i apusciŭsja na kresla, barmóčačy, jak pabity pjos.

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References

  • пёс” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

пёс (лабрадо́р-ретри́вер)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьsъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

пёс (pjosm anim (genitive пса, nominative plural псы, genitive plural псов, diminutive пёсик)

  1. dog
    Synonym: соба́ка (sobáka)
    созве́здие Большо́го Псаsozvézdije Bolʹšóvo PsaCanis Major, the Great Dog (constellation)
    созве́здие Ма́лого Псаsozvézdije Málovo PsaCanis Minor, the Lesser Dog (constellation)
    псу под хвостpsu pod xvostgo to pot, go to the dogs; all in vain
    Дядя Фёдор, пёс и котDjadja Fjódor, pjos i kotUncle Fyodor, the Dog, and the Cat (a children's novella by Eduard Uspensky)
  2. male dog
    Synonym: кобе́ль (kobélʹ)

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