Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Polish translation:

pneumonoultramikrokrzemowulkanopylica

Added to glossary by Polangmar
Dec 20, 2009 01:48
14 yrs ago
English term

Pneumono-ultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

English to Polish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
- Do you know my favorite answer? (to a crossword puzzle)
Pneumono-ultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It's a lung disease.

Factitious word alleged to mean a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust causing inflamation in the lungs - coined to serve as the longest English word and is the longest word ever to appear in an English language.
Change log

Dec 21, 2009 03:29: Polangmar Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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pneumono(-)ultramikro(skopo)krzemowulkanopylica

"Skopo" bym opuścił - chyba że ważne jest jak najdosłowniejsze tłumaczenie i długość słowa.
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