село

See also: selo, śelo, and ŝelo

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic село (selo), from Proto-Slavic *selo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛɫo]

• Audio:

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• (Western dialects) IPA^(key): [sɛˈɫɔ]
• Hyphenation^(key): се‧ло

Noun

се́ло • (sélo) n (relational adjective се́лски, diminutive селце́)

1. village

   живе́ем на се́ло ― živéem na sélo ― we live in a village

2. the countryside

   оби́чаме се́лото ― obíčame séloto ― we love the countryside

3. rural area

Declension

Declension of се́ло

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

Alternative dialectal stress patterns:

Declension of село́

	singular	plural
indefinite	село́ seló	села́ selá
definite	село́то selóto	села́та seláta

See also

• град m (grad)

References

• “село”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “село”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• лесо- (leso-), осел (osel)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛɫɔ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: се‧ло

Noun

се́ло • (sélo) n (plural се́ла, relational adjective се́лски, diminutive се́лце, augmentative се́лиште)

1. village
2. (figurative) people

Declension

Declension of село

	singular	plural
indefinite	село (selo)	села (sela)
definite unspecified	селото (seloto)	селата (selata)
definite proximal	селово (selovo)	селава (selava)
definite distal	селоно (selono)	селана (selana)
vocative	село (selo)	села (sela)

Derived terms

• се́ланец m (sélanec)
• се́ланка f (sélanka)
• се́лански (sélanski)
• се́ланство n (sélanstvo)
• се́лјак m (séljak)
• се́лјачка f (séljačka)
• се́лјачки (séljački)
• се́лски (sélski)

Related terms

• доселеник m (doselenik)
• доселеничка f (doselenička)
• доселенички (doselenički)
• иселеник m (iselenik)
• иселеничка f (iselenička)
• иселенички (iselenički)
• населба f (naselba)
• население n (naselenie)
• насели (naseli)
• населува (naseluva)
• преселба f (preselba)
• пресели (preseli)
• преселник m (preselnik)
• преселница f (preselnica)
• преселнички (preselnički)
• расели (raseli)
• раселува (raseluva)
• се насели (se naseli)
• се населува (se naseluva)
• се пресели (se preseli)
• се сели (se seli)
• сели (seli)

See also

• град m (grad)

References

• “село” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Old Church Slavonic

село

Alternative forms

• ⱄⰵⰾⱁ (selo) — Glagolitic

Etymology

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

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 csr:stvije nb:skoje · sŭkrovištju sŭkrŭvenu · {na} na selě · eže obrětŭ čl:vkŭ sŭkry · i otŭ radosti ego idetŭ · i vĭse eliko imatŭ prodajethŭ · i kupujetŭ 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 (o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela
genitive	села sela	селоу selu	селъ selŭ
dative	селоу selu	селома seloma	селомъ selomŭ
accusative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela
instrumental	селомъ selomŭ	селома seloma	селꙑ sely
locative	селѣ selě	селоу selu	селѣхъ selěxŭ
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)
• приселити (priseliti)
• селити (seliti)
• оуселенаꙗ (uselenaja)

References

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

References

• Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка‎^[5], София

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *selò.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈloː/→/sʲɛˈloː/→/sʲɛˈloː/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /sɛˈloː/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /sʲɛˈloː/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /sʲɛˈloː/

• 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)
• Carpathian Rusyn: село́ (seló)
• Ukrainian: село́ (seló)

References

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “село”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[6] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 326

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

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

Noun

село • (selo) n

1. village, settlement

Declension

Declension of село (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela
genitive	села sela	селоу selu	селъ selŭ
dative	селоу selu	селома seloma	селомъ selomŭ
accusative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela
instrumental	селъмь selŭmĭ	селома seloma	селꙑ sely
locative	селѣ selě	селоу selu	селѣхъ selěxŭ
vocative	село selo	селѣ selě	села sela

Further reading

• Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎^[7] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 797
• “про села (letter no. 944)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎^[8][9] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
• “сьло (letter no. 719)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎^[10][11] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
• “сьло, сьломь (letter no. 510)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎^[12][13] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
• “на село (letter no. 211)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎^[14][15] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025

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, relational adjective се́льский, diminutive сельцо́ or сели́шко, augmentative сели́ще, pejorative сели́шко)

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

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲeɫə]

Verb

се́ло • (sélo)

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

сѐло n (Latin spelling sèlo)

1. a village
   • 1916, “Тамо Далеко”, ković (lyrics), Крф:

     Тамо далеко, далеко од мора,
     Тамо је село моје, тамо је Србија.

     There, far away, far from the sea,
     There is the village of mine, there is Serbia.

2. the country, countryside
3. rural area

   Љубав је на селу ― (TV broadcast "Farmer Wants a Wife" in Croatia)

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
• насеље

Further reading

• “село”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• сије́ло (Ijekavian)

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

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, relational adjective сільськи́й, diminutive сільце́)

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)