The longest word in Romanian is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcaniconioză , the long name of silicoză (silicosis ), at 44 letters long. It is a chronic respiratory disease .[1] Its name in English is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and it is the longest English word in a major English dictionary .[2] [3] However, the Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române ("Explanatory Dictionary of the Romanian Language", DEX)[1] says the longest word in Romanian is electroglotospectrografie , which is a medical stabilization method. It has 25 letters and comes from the French word électroglottospectrographie .[4] [5]
The longest Romanian words are:[1] [6]
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcaniconioză − 44 letters, a silicosis disease. It is not in the DEX.[1] [6]
Difosfopiridinnucleotidpirofosfatază − 36 letters, an enzyme . It is not in the DEX.[1] [6]
Encefalomielopoliradiculonevrită − 32 letters, a type of neuritis . It is not in the DEX.[1] [6]
Gastropiloroduodenojejunostomie − 31 letters, a kind of surgical operation . It is not in the DEX.[1] [6]
Diclordifeniltriclormetilmetan − 30 letters, a chemical substance . It is not in the DEX.[1] [6]
Electroglotospectrografie − 25 letters, a medical stabilization method. It is in the DEX.[4] [5] [6]
Most other longest Romanian words are 23 or 21 letters long.[5]
There are other words that break other records in Romanian. The longest word with two vowels only is uiuiu (an interjection ) and the longest one with all vowels, including the ones with diacritics, is autoînsămânțările .[1] [6] Both words are in the DEX.[7] [8]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Bălhuc, Paul (15 January 2017). "Câte litere are cel mai lung cuvânt din limba română și care este singurul termen ce conține toate vocalele" . Adevărul (in Romanian).
↑ "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" . Lexico . Oxford University Press . Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2017 .
↑ "What is the longest English word?" . Lexico . Oxford University Press . Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Electroglotospectrografie" . Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 February 2021 .
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Curiozități lingvistice: cele mai lungi cuvinte din limba română" . Dicție.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 February 2021 .
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "Curiozități: Cele mai lungi cuvinte din limba română. Unul are 44 de litere" . TV8 (in Romanian). 31 August 2017.
↑ "Uiuiu" . Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 February 2021 .
↑ "Autoînsămânțările" . Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 February 2021 .