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село́

nounneuterinanimatecountablefairly common #3786C2
  • 1.

    village, large village

    Он вы́рос в большо́м селе́ под Ряза́нью.

    He grew up in a large village near Ryazan.

    Historically a large peasant settlement serving as the economic and administrative centre for surrounding hamlets; in pre-revolutionary Russia it always had a church.

  • 2.

    countryside, rural areas

    На селе́ ма́ло рабо́ты для молодёжи.

    There is little work for young people in the countryside.

    Chiefly in the set phrase на селе 'in the countryside'.

Examples

Declension

⚠️ Stress change.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

село́

сёла

Gen.Genitive

села́

сёл

Dat.Dative

селу́

сёлам

Acc.Accusative

село́

сёла

Inst.Instrumental

село́м

сёлами

Prep.Prepositional

селе́

сёлах

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  • Iron edited translation 3 days ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
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  • luke.hess97 edited translation and usage info 2 years ago.