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Etymology 1

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копа́ (kopá, heap) +‎ -е́ц (-éc, masculine noun-forming suffix)

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копе́ц (kopécm inan or m anim (genitive копца́, nominative plural копцы́, genitive plural копцо́в)

  1. (colloquial, dialectal) end, death; bad or crazy thing or situation
    Synonyms: коне́ц (konéc), пизде́ц (pizdéc)
  2. (dialectal) end, limit
  3. (dialectal) boundary mark, boundary pit; hole in the woods that marks something
  4. (dialectal) pit for storing vegetables in winter; small pit for temporary needs
  5. (dialectal) well (hole for obtaining water)
  6. (dialectal) small mound or knoll; kurgan
  7. (dialectal) worker who digs up or puts manure on a cart
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Etymology 2

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ко́пец or копе́ц (kópec or kopécm anim (genitive ко́пца or копца́, nominative plural ко́пцы or копцы́, genitive plural ко́пцев or копцо́в)

  1. (dialectal) owl
  2. (dialectal) kite (bird)
  3. (dialectal) red-footed falcon
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Etymology 3

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Unclear.

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копе́ц (kopécm inan (genitive копца́, nominative plural копцы́, genitive plural копцо́в)

  1. (dialectal) steering oar, helm
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