село

See also: selo, śelo, and ŝelo

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛɫo]

Noun

се́ло • (sélo) n (diminutive селце́)

1. village
2. the countryside
3. rural area

Declension

Declension of се́ло

	singular	plural
indefinite	се́ло sélo	села́ selá
definite	се́лото séloto	села́та seláta

See also

• град m (grad)

References

• село in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• село in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛɫɔ]

• Audio

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Noun

село • (selo) n (plural села, related adjective селски, diminutive селце)

1. village

Declension

Declension of село

	singular	plural
indefinite	село	села
definite unspecified	селото	селата
definite proximal	селово	селава
definite distal	селоно	селана
vocative	село	села

Derived terms

• селанец m (selanec), селанка f (selanka)
• селански (selanski)
• селанство n (selanstvo)
• селиште n (selište)
• селски (selski)

References

• село in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

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Old Church Slavonic

село

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *selo, from Proto-Indo-European *sel-.

Alternative forms

• ⱄⰵⰾⱁ (selo) – Glagolitic

Noun

село • (selo) n

1. village, settlement

   Synonym: вьсь (vĭsĭ)

2. farmstead, homestead, estate
3. field, piece of land in the countryside
   • c. 1000, Codex Marianus, Matthew 13:44:

     пакꙑ подобъно естъ цср҃ствие нб҃ское · съкровищю съкръвенꙋ · {на} на селѣ · еже обрѣтъ чл҃вкъ съкрꙑ · ꙇ отъ радости его идетъ · ꙇ вьсе елико иматъ продаетъ · ꙇ҅ кꙋпꙋетъ село то ·

     paky podobŭno estŭ csr҃stvie nb҃skoe · sŭkrovištju sŭkrŭvenu · {na} na selě · eže obrětŭ čl҃vkŭ sŭkry · ꙇ otŭ radosti ego idetŭ · ꙇ vĭse eliko imatŭ prodaetŭ · ꙇ҅ kupuetŭ selo to ·

     Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is similar to a treasure hidden in the field, which a person, having found, hid. And out of joy over it he goes and sells eveything he has and buys that field.

4. country, region, land

Declension

Declension of село (hard o-stem)

Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela
Accusative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela
Genitive	села sela	селоу selu	селъ selŭ
Locative	селѣ selě	селоу selu	селѣхъ selěxŭ
Dative	селоу selu	селома seloma	селомъ selomŭ
Instrumental	селомь selomĭ	селома seloma	селꙑ sely
Vocative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela

Derived terms

• въселенаꙗ (vŭselenaja)
• въселенъ (vŭselenŭ)
• въселити (vŭseliti)
• населенаꙗ (naselenaja)
• населити (naseliti)
• насельникъ (naselĭnikŭ)
• ненаселенъ (nenaselenŭ)
• отъселити (otŭseliti)
• оуселенаꙗ (uselenaja)
• приселити (priseliti)
• селити (seliti)

References

• Hauptova Z., editor (1958–1997), “село”, in Slovník jazyka staroslověnského (Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae), Prague: Euroslavica

References

• Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка‎^[1], София

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Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *selo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʲɛˈlɔ/
• Hyphenation: се‧ло

Noun

село (selo) n

1. dwelling
2. container
3. residence
4. village
5. piece of land
6. estate, property
7. field, meadow

Declension

Declension of село (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela
Genitive	села sela	селу selu	селъ selŭ
Dative	селу selu	селома seloma	селомъ selomŭ
Accusative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela
Instrumental	селъмь selŭmĭ	селома seloma	селꙑ sely
Locative	селѣ selě	селу selu	селѣхъ selěxŭ
Vocative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela

Descendants

• Belarusian: сяло́ (sjaló)
• Russian: село́ (seló)
• Rusyn: село́ (seló)
• Ukrainian: село́ (seló)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail (1912), “село”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language According to Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 3: Р – Ꙗ, Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 326

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Old Novgorodian

Etymology

First attested in 1130±10 as се[л]ѣ (se[l]ě, LocSg) or in 1170±10 as село (selo, AccSg). From Proto-Slavic *selo.

Noun

село (selo) n

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Declension

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Further reading

• Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004), “село”, in Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect] (Studia philologica) (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 797 of 872
• “про села (document № 944)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2022
• “сьло (document № 719)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2022
• “сьло, сьломь (document № 510)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2022
• “на село (document № 211)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2022

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic село (selo), from Proto-Slavic *selo, from Proto-Indo-European *sel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲɪˈɫo]

• Audio

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Noun

село́ • (seló) n inan (genitive села́, nominative plural сёла, genitive plural сёл, related adjective се́льский, diminutive сельцо́)

1. village

Usage notes

• Traditionally, село́ (seló) referred to a larger village with a church, while дере́вня (derévnja) referred to a smaller village without a church.

Declension

Declension of село́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	село́ seló	сёла sjóla
genitive	села́ selá	сёл sjól
dative	селу́ selú	сёлам sjólam
accusative	село́ seló	сёла sjóla
instrumental	село́м selóm	сёлами sjólami
prepositional	селе́ selé	сёлах sjólax

Pre-reform declension of село́ (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	село́ seló	сёла sjóla
genitive	села́ selá	сёлъ sjól
dative	селу́ selú	сёламъ sjólam
accusative	село́ seló	сёла sjóla
instrumental	село́мъ selóm	сёлами sjólami
prepositional	селѣ́ selě́	сёлахъ sjólax

Related terms

• селе́ние (selénije)
• сели́ть (selítʹ)
• сели́ться (selítʹsja)
• селяни́н (seljanín)
• селянка (seljanka)
• сельча́нин m (selʹčánin)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲeɫə]

Verb

се́ло • (sélo)

1. neuter singular past indicative perfective of сесть (sestʹ)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *selo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sělo/
• Hyphenation: се‧ло

Noun

сѐло n (Latin spelling sèlo)

1. a village
2. the country, countryside
3. rural area

Declension

Declension of село

	singular	plural
nominative	сѐло	се̏ла / сѐла
genitive	сѐла	се̑ла̄ / се́ла̄
dative	сѐлу	се̏лима / сѐлима
accusative	сѐло	се̏ла / сѐла
vocative	сѐло	се̏ла / сѐла
locative	сѐлу	се̏лима / сѐлима
instrumental	сѐлом	се̏лима / сѐлима

Derived terms

• сѐља̄к
• сѐоскӣ

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): сије́ло

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sěːlo/
• Hyphenation: се‧ло

Noun

се́ло n (Latin spelling sélo)

1. social call, visit
2. rural evening social gathering, sometimes featuring traditional music and amusements

Declension

Declension of село

	singular	plural
nominative	село	села
genitive	села	села
dative	селу	селима
accusative	село	села
vocative	село	села
locative	селу	селима
instrumental	селом	селима

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic село (selo), from Proto-Slavic *selo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [seˈɫɔ]

• Audio

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Noun

село́ • (seló) n inan (genitive села́, nominative plural се́ла, genitive plural сіл)

1. village
2. country
3. rural area

Declension

Declension of село́ (inan hard neut-form accent-d е-і)

	singular	plural
nominative	село́ seló	се́ла séla
genitive	села́ selá	сіл sil
dative	селу́ selú	се́лам sélam
accusative	село́ seló	се́ла séla
instrumental	село́м selóm	се́лами sélamy
locative	селу́, селі́ selú, selí	се́лах sélax
vocative	село́ seló	се́ла séla

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “село”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “село”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)