[B-Greek] Longest word in literature

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Wed Jan 12 15:12:51 EST 2011


On Jan 12, 2011, at 2:23 PM, Joseph B Theranger wrote:

> I actually know what antidisestablishmentarianism means and I was proud of that fact.  Now I am once again greatly humbled.
> What does this word actually mean or what idea is this word (??) actually trying to convey?

Howzabout "fricasée, with at least 16 sweet and sour ingredients, including ... "? So says LSJ.

It's from Aristophanes' comedy, Ecclesiazusae.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lopado%C2%ADtemacho%C2%ADselacho%C2%ADgaleo%C2%ADkranio%C2%ADleipsano%C2%ADdrim%C2%ADhypo%C2%ADtrimmato%C2%ADsilphio%C2%ADparao%C2%ADmelito%C2%ADkatakechy%C2%ADmeno%C2%ADkichl%C2%ADepi%C2%ADkossypho%C2%ADphatto%C2%ADperister%C2%ADalektryon%C2%ADopte%C2%ADkephallio%C2%ADkigklo%C2%ADpeleio%C2%ADlagoio%C2%ADsiraio%C2%ADbaphe%C2%ADtragano%C2%ADpterygon

= http://tinyurl.com/22whltc

OR: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/λοπαδοτεμαχοσελαχογαλεοκρανιολειψανοδριμυποτριμματοσιλφιοκαραβομελιτοκατακεχυμενοκιχλεπικοσσυφοφαττοπεριστεραλεκτρυονοπτοκεφαλ...

= http://tinyurl.com/6xkeen

A bit more than chili, I would say, whatever they want to call it in Texas.


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Kilmon" <jkilmon at historian.net>
> To: "David McKay" <davidmckay52 at gmail.com>; <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 12:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Longest word in literature
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>> From: "David McKay" <davidmckay52 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:04 AM
>> To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
>> Subject: [B-Greek] Longest word in literature
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>>> Seen this word before?
>>> 
>>> λοπαδο τεμαχο σελαχο γαλεο κρανιο λειψανο δριμ υπο τριμματο σιλφιο καραβο μελιτο κατακεχυ μενο κιχλ επι κοσσυφο φαττο περιστερ αλεκτρυον οπτο κεφαλλιο­κιγκλο πελειο λαγῳο σιραιο βαφη τραγανο πτερύγων
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>>> 
>>> David McKay
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>> 
>> Down here in Texas we just call it chili,
>> 
>> Jack
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