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пёс

пёс

See also: пес

Russian

Noun

пёс (pjos) m anim (genitive пса, nominative plural псы, genitive plural псов)

  1. dog
    созве́здие Большо́го Псаsozvézdije Bolʹšóvo PsaCanis Major, the Great Dog (constellation)
    созве́здие Ма́лого Псаsozvézdije Málovo PsaCanis Minor, the Lesser Dog (constellation)
    псу под хвостpsu pod xvostgo to pot, go to the dogs; all in vain
    а́нус себе́ дёрни, пёсánus sebé djórni, pjósgo **** yourself, you’re an ****
  2. male dog

Declension

Usage notes

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).

Synonyms

Related terms

  • пса́рня (psárnja)
  • псарь (psarʹ)
  • пёсий (pjósij)
  • пси́на (psína)
  • псиный (psinyj)
  • псовый (psovyj)
Diminutive forms
  • пёсик (pjósik)

See also