Russian

Пёс (лабрадор-ретривер).

Noun

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

1. 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, pjós ― go **** 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

• (male dog): кобе́ль m ‎(kobélʹ)

Related terms

• пса́рня ‎(psárnja)
• псарь ‎(psarʹ)
• пёсий ‎(pjósij)
• пси́на ‎(psína)
• псиный ‎(psinyj)
• псовый ‎(psovyj)

Diminutive forms

• пёсик ‎(pjósik)

See also

• соба́ка ‎(sobáka)

Bulgarian

Noun

пес • ‎(pes) m

1. cur

Inflection

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьsъ.

Noun

пес • ‎(pes) m ‎(plural пци)

1. (literary, poetic) dog, hound

Inflection

Derived terms

• песјак ‎(pesjak)

See also

• куче ‎(kuče)

Moksha

Noun

пес • ‎(pes)

1. indefinite singular illative of пе ‎(pe)

Russian

Noun

пес • ‎(pjos) m anim

1. Alternative spelling of пёс ‎(pjos)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pьsъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

пес • ‎(pes) m anim ‎(genitive пса, nominative plural пси)

1. dog

Declension

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пес”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka