посёлок

Russian

Etymology

Formed of по- (po-) +‎ село́ (seló) +‎ -ок (-ok). Cognate with Belarusian пасёлак (pasjólak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈsʲɵɫək]

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Noun

посёлок • (posjólok) m inan (genitive посёлка, nominative plural посёлки, genitive plural посёлков, relational adjective поселко́вый)

1. small settlement, village

   рабо́чий посёлок ― rabóčij posjólok ― workmen’s settlement; workers’ town; factory housing estate

   да́чный посёлок ― dáčnyj posjólok ― suburban settlement

2. town

   посёлок городско́го ти́па ― posjólok gorodskóvo típa ― urban-type settlement

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	посёлок posjólok	посёлки posjólki
genitive	посёлка posjólka	посёлков posjólkov
dative	посёлку posjólku	посёлкам posjólkam
accusative	посёлок posjólok	посёлки posjólki
instrumental	посёлком posjólkom	посёлками posjólkami
prepositional	посёлке posjólke	посёлках posjólkax

Declension of посёлок (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

Derived terms

• посёлок городско́го ти́па m (posjólok gorodskóvo típa)

Descendants

• → Khakas: посёлок (posyolok)
• → Yakut: бөһүөлэк (böhüölek)