Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic сельскъіи (selĭskŷii), from Proto-Slavic *sèlьskъ. By surface analysis, село́ (seló, village) +‎ -ськи́й (-sʹkýj, adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Belarusian се́льскі (sjélʹski) and Russian се́льский (sélʹskij).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲilʲˈsʲkɪi̯]
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Adjective

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сільськи́й (silʹsʹkýj)

  1. (relational) village (attributive)
  2. rural, rustic, country (relating to less-populated, non-urban areas)

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