слыть

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *slyti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (to hear). Compare Ancient Greek κλύω (klúō, I hear, listen), κλυτός (klutós, famous), Latin inclūtus (renowned).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [slɨtʲ]

Verb

слыть (slytʹ) impf (perfective прослы́ть)

  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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