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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Polish kapeć.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ка́пець (kápecʹm inan (genitive ка́пця, nominative plural ка́пці, genitive plural ка́пців)

  1. slipper
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian копе́ц (kopéc) / капе́ц (kapéc).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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капе́ць (kapécʹm inan (indeclinable)

  1. (slang) the end, game over (bad, crazy or unmanageable situation)
    Якщо́ це ста́неться, нам бу́де по́вний капе́ць!
    Jakščó ce stánetʹsja, nam búde póvnyj kapécʹ!
    If that happens, we'll be completely screwed / done for!

Predicative

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капе́ць (kapécʹ)

  1. (slang) (it is) crazy, too much, wild (of a situation: exceeding norms or defying belief)
    Це про́сто капе́ць!Ce prósto kapécʹ!It's just crazy!

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “капець”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 371

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