обозвать

Russian

Etymology

обо- (obo-) +‎ звать (zvatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbɐzˈvatʲ]

Verb

обозва́ть • (obozvátʹpf (imperfective обзыва́ть)

  1. to name-call, to call someone an offensive name, to give something an abusive or offensive name
    Он обозва́л его́ дурако́м.On obozvál jevó durakóm.He called him a fool.
  2. to call out to someone, to attract someone's attention by shouting to them or calling their name

Conjugation