Well, if you want such horrendous word, take the Hungarian (01)
legeslegmegvesztegethetetlenebbeknek (02)
(yes, all are 'e'-s), which roughly translates into 'for those who are
by far the most uncurroptibles'). It is not a compound word, but it
comes from the fact that, in Hungarian, all the 'modifiers' are added to
the root word as prefixes or postfixes. (03)
:-) (04)
Ivan (05)
Duane Nickull wrote:
> Perhaps not illogical, however the Germans have pushed the limit with
>
> Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz
>
> Which is the word for "Beef labeling oversight transfer law" and
>
> Oberammergaueralpenkräuterdelikatessenfrühstückskäse
>
> Deli-style breakfast cheese with mountain herbs from the state of
> Oberammergau.
>
> Both are legal words in German.
>
> ;-)
>
>
> On 1/13/08 9:50 PM, "John F. Sowa" <sowa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> But it's hard to call such compounds "illogical". The number
> of primitive
>> roots in any language is usually quite small,
> and it is necessary to stretch
>> their meaning by metaphorical
> means in order to build up a large vocabulary.
> (06)
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