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Etymology 1 edit

пёс (pjos) +‎ -ец (-ec)

Noun edit

 
песец

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

  1. 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 (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 [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