прослыть

Russian

Etymology

про- (pro-) + слыть (slytʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɐsˈlɨtʲ]

Verb

прослы́ть (proslýtʹ) pf (imperfective слыть)

  1. to pass (for), to have the reputation (for), to be said / reputed
    Отчего́ прослы́л я шарлата́ном, отчего́ прослы́л я скандали́стом?Otčevó proslýl ja šarlatánom, otčevó proslýl ja skandalístom?Why did I get the reputation of a charlatan, why am I known as a scandalist? (Sergey Yesenin, «Я обма́нывать себя́ не ста́ну...»)

Conjugation

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