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Hello everybody,
 
In today's lesson you will learn  '''¨THE LONGEST WORD¨''' in Italian
 
Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
 
Good learning ! :)
 
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== '''The longest word in Italian''' ==
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=== '''<big>ENGLISH</big>''' ===
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|'''<big>anticostituzionalissimamente (This word has 28 letters)</big>'''
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|'''Translation : In a way that strongly violates the constitution'''
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=== '''<big>ITALIAN</big>''' ===
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|'''<big>anticostituzionalissimamente (Questa parola ha 28 lettere)</big>'''
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|'''Traduzione: In un modo che viola fortemente la costituzione'''
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=== '''<big>BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE</big>''' ===
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|'''<big>anticostituzionalissimamente (Essa palavra tem 28 letras)</big>'''
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|'''Tradução : Em uma maneira que viola fortemente a constituição'''
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Ciao! Italian learners,
Ciao! Italian learners,


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=== '''<u>Explanation of each part of the word :</u>''' ===
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The longest Italian word is a 26-letter-long : 
01) '''Precipitevolissimevolmente''' (It means "in a way like someone acts very hastily")


The longest Italian word is a 26-letter-long adverb:  
01) It is formed by subsequent addition of postfixes to the original root:  


'''Precipitevolissimevolmente'''.
#'''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.


It means "in a way like someone acts very hastily".
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It is formed by subsequent addition of postfixes to the original root:
=== '''<u><big>Others examples :</big></u>''' ===
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#precipitevole: "hasty"
01) Words can be created with a similar (and grammatically correct) mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word.
#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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'''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";


Other words can be created with a similar (and grammatically correct) mechanism starting from a longer root, winding up with a longer word.
'''03) particolareggiatissimamente.''' 27 letters, "in an extremely detailed way";
   


Some examples are:
'''04) anticostituzionalissimamente.'''  28 letters, "in a way that strongly violates the constitution".
*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".




==Source==
==Source==
https://preply.com/en/question/longest-word-in-italian
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The longest word in Italian
The longest word in Italian

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Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn  ¨THE LONGEST WORD¨ in Italian

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !

Good learning ! :)

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The longest word in Italian

ENGLISH

anticostituzionalissimamente (This word has 28 letters)
Translation : In a way that strongly violates the constitution

ITALIAN

anticostituzionalissimamente (Questa parola ha 28 lettere)
Traduzione: In un modo che viola fortemente la costituzione

BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

anticostituzionalissimamente (Essa palavra tem 28 letras)
Tradução : Em uma maneira que viola fortemente a constituição

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Ciao! Italian learners,

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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:

  1. precipitevole: "hasty"
  2. precipitevolissimo: "very hasty"
  3. precipitevolissimevole: "[of someone/something] that acts very hastily",
  4. 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".


Source

https://preply.com/en/question/longest-word-in-italian

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