песец

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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пёс (pjos) +‎ -ец (-ec)

Noun

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песец

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

  1. arctic fox, polar fox
    Synonym: поля́рная лиси́ца (poljárnaja lisíca)
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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.
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References

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