Friday, December 29, 2006

Long German word

Note: Edited with assistance from Peer Mitze.

The German language has a way of joining many words together to form a long word. Here is an example of how long it can be. There is no actual word that appears in this way, but it is theoretically possible

DONAUDAMPFSCHIFFFAHRTSGESELLSCHAFTSAKTIONAERSVERSAMMLUNG

Individual words: DONAU DAMPFSCHIFFFAHRTS GESELLSCHAFTS AKTIONAERS VERSAMMLUNG

Translation: Donau steamship company shareholder general meeting

EISENBAHNGLEISZWISCHENRAUMREINIGUNGSBEAMTER

Individual words: EISENBAHN GLEIS ZWISCHENRAUM REINIGUNGS BEAMTER

Translation: Railway track gap cleaning officer

KOMMUNIKATIONSTECHNOLOGIEZENTRUM

Individual words: KOMMUNIKATIONS TECHNOLOGIE ZENTRUM

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