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Ciao! Italian learners, | Ciao! Italian learners, | ||
The longest Italian word is '''Precipitevolissimevolmente''' with 26 letters. | The longest Italian word is '''Precipitevolissimevolmente''' with 26 letters. | ||
It means "in a way like someone acts very hastily". | It means "in a way like someone acts very hastily". | ||
Other words can be created with a similar (and grammatically correct) mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word. | |||
Other words can be created with a similar (and grammatically correct) mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word. | |||
Some examples are: | Some examples are: | ||
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*particolareggiatissimamente, 27 letters, "in an extremely detailed way"; | *particolareggiatissimamente, 27 letters, "in an extremely detailed way"; | ||
*anticostituzionalissimamente, 28 letters, "in a way that strongly violates the constitution". | *anticostituzionalissimamente, 28 letters, "in a way that strongly violates the constitution". | ||
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https://preply.com/en/question/longest-word-in-italian | |||
[[Category:longest-word]] | [[Category:longest-word]] | ||
Revision as of 11:01, 28 March 2020
Ciao! Italian learners,
The longest Italian word is Precipitevolissimevolmente with 26 letters.
It means "in a way like someone acts very hastily".
Other words can be created with a similar (and grammatically correct) mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word.
Some examples are:
- sovramagnificentissimamente (cited by Dante Alighieri in De vulgari eloquentia), 27 letters, "in a way that is more than magnificent by far" (archaic);
- incontrovertibilissimamente, 27 letters, "in a way that is very difficult to falsify";
- particolareggiatissimamente, 27 letters, "in an extremely detailed way";
- anticostituzionalissimamente, 28 letters, "in a way that strongly violates the constitution".