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longest word

Schwiiing · 2013-08-27 23:19:05

What's the longest word in the irish language?

27-08-2013 11:19pm

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What's the longest word in the irish language?

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#2 28-08-2013 10:52am

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Dunno but there probably is a longer word than frithchothromaíocht at 19 letters.
Means counter-balance.

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#3 28-08-2013 2:50pm

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Here's an interesting list of Ireland's longest place-names: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_placenames_in_Ireland

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#4 28-08-2013 5:53pm

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The English translation for Muiceanach idir Dhá Sháile is an abomination. At least the 2005 Act got rid of it and other unnecessary official translations for Gaeltacht placenames.

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#5 01-09-2013 6:36pm

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Do chemical names count? Not entirely made up of letters (but no spaces in between), this one has 113 characters:

(1R,4S,5R,8S)-1,2,3,4,10,10-heicseaclóir-6,7-eapocsa-1,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-ochtaihidri-1,4:5,8-dhémheatana-naftailéin.

And the genitive has an extra letter (an E added to the end).

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#6 03-09-2013 2:53pm

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Leas-phríomhfheidhmeannach? Cineáilín maked-y-uppy but still... if focal has it, it counts!

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