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The longest polish word in existence is.....


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AdamUKThreads: 9
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Joined: Aug 6, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 30, 09, 17:54    #1
Hello all,

I am just at work (bored :/) discussing with my Polish friend what the BIGGEST/LONGEST Polish word is,

So what is it?
With an explanation would be appreciated but not necessary,

Regards,
Adam
enderThreads: 13
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Joined: Nov 7, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 30, 09, 18:00    #2
Konstantynopolitańczykowianeczka-femail resident of Constantinople
AdamUKThreads: 9
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Joined: Aug 6, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 30, 09, 18:02    #3
WOW...

Awesome just what my friend said :)
enderThreads: 13
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Joined: Nov 7, 09 ♂ 		Edited by: ender  Dec 30, 09, 18:11    #4
try him with this 'dziewiędziesięciodziewięciowartościowy' I'm sure he never heard about it or he will be supprise at least
AdamUKThreads: 9
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Joined: Aug 6, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 30, 09, 21:01    #5
I showed her, She was familiar with it (So she says.....)
I was surprised not her LOL

So looks like it maybe settled then... the Biggest word is:
dziewiędziesięciodziewięciowartościowy

Any objections???
strzygaThreads: 4
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Joined: Apr 30, 08 ♀ 		 Dec 30, 09, 21:07    #6
yes.
you can make it even longer:
dziewięćsetdziewięćdziesięciodziewięciowartościowy
wildroverThreads: 180
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Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂ 		 Dec 30, 09, 23:24    #7
I know its not Polish...but the Russian word for an oil refinery is something that takes up half a page....any of our Russian speakers know what it is....?
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Joined: Nov 7, 09 ♂ 		Edited by: ender  Dec 30, 09, 23:49    #8
I know some russian but I don't know this word. One thing quiet interesting military-technical language is a black magic for common russian engineer. :)

strzyga you are a winner!
SemsemThreads: 18
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Joined: Dec 28, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 31, 09, 00:04    #9
strzyga:
dziewięćsetdziewięćdziesięciodziewięciowartościowy

So...can we get an English translation?
strzygaThreads: 4
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Joined: Apr 30, 08 ♀ 		 Dec 31, 09, 00:21    #10
it's a chemical term, meaning: having the valency of 999. Such valencies don't actually exist, nevertheless from the lingiustic point the word is correct.

Still I'm not sure if it's the longest possible word. You could try to make something even longer with numerals.
AdamUKThreads: 9
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Joined: Aug 6, 09 ♂ 		 Dec 31, 09, 16:19    #11
Ok...

My Polish friend dismisses this as the longest word,

She said that you can make words with numbers Such as: dziewięćsetdziewięćdziesięciodziewięciowartościowy really long, but in the Polish Dictionary the longest word is: Konstantynopolitańczykowianeczka
She considers the 999 word cheating :(

Anyway
I object your honour,

Regards Adam
musicwriter  Jan 5, 10, 20:12    #12
Some street names in Poland are quite long. In the city of Grudziądz there is a street named ulica Konstantego Ildefonsa Gałczyńskiego, which is a trubute to a Polish poet.
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Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂ 		Edited by: jonni  Jan 5, 10, 20:18    #13
These are all (thankfully failed) propositions to rename Warsaw streets:

1. ul. Młodocianych Więźniów Politycznych z lat 1944-56
= Juvenile Political Prisoners from the years 1944-56 Street

3. ul. Obrońców Zdrowia i Życia Człowieka i Rodziny (the best:-)
= Defenders of the health and life of the individual and family Street

4. plac Ducha Świętego
= Holy Ghost Place

5. rondo Polskich Kryptologów - Deszyfrantów Enigmy
= Polish Cryptologists - Enigma Decoders Roundabout


And some local politician proposed renaming the Warsaw subway:
I Linia Warszawskiego Metra im. Polskiego Państwa Podziemnego
= The Polish Underground State, Line One of the Warsaw Underground :-)))


And for the name of Kabaty metro station: KABATY IM. DESZYFRANTÓW ENIGMY
= Enigma Decoders Kabaty.

Thankfully the city council saw sense.


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