[B-Greek] Longest word in literature
Joseph B Theranger
theranger1 at comcast.net
Wed Jan 12 16:07:49 EST 2011
Wow,
And I thought German was good at running words together!
Thank you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Conrad" <cwconrad2 at mac.com>
To: "Joseph B Theranger" <theranger1 at comcast.net>
Cc: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Longest word in literature
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
>>
>>> 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
>>
>>>
>>> David McKay
>>
>>
>> Down here in Texas we just call it chili,
>>
>> Jack
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