[B-Greek] Longest word in literature

David McKay davidmckay52 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 12 04:04:50 EST 2011


Seen this word before?

λοπαδο­τεμαχο­σελαχο­γαλεο­κρανιο­λειψανο­δριμ­υπο­τριμματο­σιλφιο­καραβο­μελιτο­κατακεχυ­μενο­κιχλ­επι­κοσσυφο­φαττο­περιστερ­αλεκτρυον­οπτο­κεφαλλιο­κιγκλο­πελειο­λαγῳο­σιραιο­βαφη­τραγανο­πτερύγων<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%88%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BC%CF%85%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%87%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%83%CF%85%CF%86%CE%BF%CF%86%CE%B1%CF%84%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%BA%CF%84%CF%81%CF%85%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%80%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%BB...>

According to Wikipedia, it is the longest word in literature coined by a
famous author.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopado...pterygon

Interesting article on this word, coined by Aristophanes.

David McKay


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