[Lexicog] Long compound words

[Bill Poser]

Yes, Sanskrit has enormous compounds. There is a style in which essentially
the whole sentence is fused into a single noun with the tense shown by the
other word, a form of "be", along the lines of "there was a glazing of a
large pot with a blue glaze by the potter".

On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Dr. Fritz Goerling <fritz.goerling at yahoo.de
> wrote:

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> Are there any other languages with such long compound words ?
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>       Germany Drops 63-Letter-Long Word From Official Usage
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> http://www.businessinsider.com/rindfleischetikettierungsberwachungsaufgabenbertragungsgesetz-2013-6
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> Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz.
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> Or see:
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/21/germans-word-long-language
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> Fritz Goerling
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