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==Explanation of each part of the word== | |||
The longest Italian word is a 26-letter-long : | |||
*'''Precipitevolissimevolmente''' (It means "in a way like someone acts very hastily") | |||
*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. | |||
==Others examples== | |||
Other words can be created with a similar (and grammatically correct) mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word. | |||
*'''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". | |||
==Translations in other languages== | |||
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Revision as of 19:28, 13 May 2020
Hello everybody,
What is the longest word in Italian? Here is the answer below:
Explanation of each part of the word
The longest Italian word is a 26-letter-long :
- Precipitevolissimevolmente (It means "in a way like someone acts very hastily")
- 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.
Others examples
Other words can be created with a similar (and grammatically correct) mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word.
- 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".
Translations in other languages
ENGLISH |
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| anticostituzionalissimamente (This word has 26 letters) |
| Translation : In a way that strongly violates the constitution |
ITALIAN |
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| anticostituzionalissimamente (Questa parola ha 26 lettere) |
| Traduzione: In un modo che viola fortemente la costituzione |
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE |
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| anticostituzionalissimamente (Essa palavra tem 26 letras) |
| Tradução : Em uma maneira que viola fortemente a constituição |