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Revision as of 08:04, 7 May 2020
Hello everybody,
What is the longest word in Italian? Here is the answer below:
ENGLISH |
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| anticostituzionalissimamente (This word has 28 letters) |
| Translation : In a way that strongly violates the constitution |
ITALIAN |
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| anticostituzionalissimamente (Questa parola ha 28 lettere) |
| Traduzione: In un modo che viola fortemente la costituzione |
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
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| anticostituzionalissimamente (Essa palavra tem 28 letras) |
| Tradução : Em uma maneira que viola fortemente a constituição |
Explanation of each part of the word :
. The longest Italian word is a 26-letter-long :
01) Precipitevolissimevolmente (It means "in a way like someone acts very hastily")
01) It is formed by subsequent addition of postfixes to the original root:
- precipitevole: "hasty"
- precipitevolissimo: "very hasty"
- precipitevolissimevole: "[of someone/something] that acts very hastily",
- precipitevolissimevolmente: "in a way like someone/something that acts very hastily"
The word is never used in every-day language but it is an official part of Italian language.
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Others examples :
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01) Words can be created with a similar (and grammatically correct) mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word.
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01) sovramagnificentissimamente. (cited by Dante Alighieri in De vulgari eloquentia), 27 letters, "in a way that is more than magnificent by far" (archaic);
02) incontrovertibilissimamente. 27 letters, "in a way that is very difficult to falsify";
03) particolareggiatissimamente. 27 letters, "in an extremely detailed way";
04) anticostituzionalissimamente. 28 letters, "in a way that strongly violates the constitution".