# село
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɛɫo]
* Audio:(file)
* (Western dialects) IPA: [sɛˈɫɔ]
* Hyphenation: се‧ло

### Noun

се́ло • (sélo) n (relational adjective се́лски, diminutive селце́)
* village
    живе́ем на се́ло ― živéem na sélo ― we live in a village
* the countryside
    оби́чаме се́лото ― obíčame séloto ― we love the countryside
* rural area

#### Declension

Alternative dialectal stress patterns:

#### 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: [ˈsɛɫɔ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: се‧ло

### Noun

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

#### 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
### Alternative forms

* ⱄⰵⰾⱁ (selo) — Glagolitic

### Etymology

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

### Noun

село • (selo) n
* village, settlement
    Synonym: вьсь (vĭsĭ)
* farmstead, homestead, estate
* 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.
* country, region, land

#### 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, София

## Old East Slavic
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *selò.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɛˈloː/→/sʲɛˈloː/→/sʲɛˈloː/
* (ca. 9th CE) IPA: /sɛˈloː/
* (ca. 11th CE) IPA: /sʲɛˈloː/
* (ca. 13th CE) IPA: /sʲɛˈloː/
* Hyphenation: се‧ло

### Noun

село (selo) n
* dwelling
* container
* residence
* village
* piece of land
* estate, property
* field, meadow

#### 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]‎ (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
* village, settlement

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ “[в]ъ се[л]ѣ (letter no. 900)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
* ↑ “въ село (letter no. 793)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025

### Further reading

* Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎ (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 797
* “про села (letter no. 944)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
* “сьло (letter no. 719)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
* “сьло, сьломь (letter no. 510)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
* “на село (letter no. 211)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (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: [sʲɪˈɫo]
* Audio:(file)

#### Noun

село́ • (seló) n inan (genitive села́, nominative plural сёла, genitive plural сёл, relational adjective се́льский, diminutive сельцо́ or сели́шко, augmentative сели́ще, pejorative сели́шко)
* 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.

##### Related terms

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

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsʲeɫə]

#### Verb

се́ло • (sélo)
* neuter singular past indicative perfective of сесть (sestʹ)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *selo.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sělo/
* Hyphenation: се‧ло

#### Noun

сѐло n (Latin spelling sèlo)
* 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.
* the country, countryside
* rural area
    Љубав је на селу ― (TV broadcast "Farmer Wants a Wife" in Croatia)

##### 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: /sěːlo/
* Hyphenation: се‧ло

#### Noun

се́ло n (Latin spelling sélo)
* social call, visit
* rural evening social gathering, sometimes featuring traditional music and amusements

##### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [seˈɫɔ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

село́ • (seló) n inan (genitive села́, nominative plural се́ла, genitive plural сіл, relational adjective сільськи́й, diminutive сільце́)
* village
* country
* rural area

#### Declension
### 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)