пёс
See also: пес
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pьsъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
пёс • (pjos) m anim (genitive пса, nominative plural псы, genitive plural псов)
- dog
- созве́здие Большо́го Пса ― sozvézdije Bolʹšóvo Psa ― Canis Major, the Great Dog (constellation)
- созве́здие Ма́лого Пса ― sozvézdije Málovo Psa ― Canis Minor, the Lesser Dog (constellation)
- псу под хвост ― psu pod xvost ― go to pot, go to the dogs; all in vain
- а́нус себе́ дёрни, пёс ― ánus sebé djórni, pjos ― go fuck yourself, you’re an asshole
- Synonym: соба́ка (sobáka)
- male dog
- Synonym: кобе́ль (kobélʹ)
Usage notes
- The word пёс is frequently encountered in Russian literature, but it has an old-fashioned and somewhat pejorative ring to it, much like hound or cur in English. The more usual word is соба́ка (sobáka).
Declension
Related terms
- Diminutive forms
- пёсик (pjósik)
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