Mother-in-laws, Western Europeans and Pontic Greeks are usually on the receiving end of many Greek jokes.

Invented this word for his comedy Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι,, Assemblywomen (circa 392 BC) The ingenious mind behind its creation isĪristophanes, the ancient Greek playwright, who It’s said to be the longest word ever to appear in literature Of dainties, fish, flesh, fowl, and sauces Liddell & Scott’s lexicon translates this as: ¬peleio¬lagoio¬siraio¬baphe¬tragano¬pterygon] Kossypho¬phatto¬perister¬alektryon¬opte¬kephallio¬kigklo Trimmato¬silphio-karavo-melito¬-katakechy¬meno¬kichl¬-epi¬ [Lopatho¬temacho¬selacho¬galeo¬kranio¬leipsano¬drim¬hypo¬ The longest word in the Greek language consists of no less than 78 syllables and 171 letters and it’s every actor’s nightmare: Here are some of the most challenging Greek tongue twisters: So, now you know where they come from, you can give yourself some κῦδος, glory, the next time you talk about these things! In this guide, all words are pronounced following the Modern Greek pronunciation standards. Many of these words and their pronunciation have evolved in Modern Greek. Polytechnic from πολύς, many and τέχνη, skill You may recognise:īiography from βίος, life, and γραφή, writing Photo from φῶς, φωτός, lightīreaking down a word of Greek origin often helps decipher the meaning. Words of Greek origin are often used at the beginning of a word, such as: Most of them are technical and scientific terms. It's estimated that around 30% of the English vocabulary consists, directly and indirectly, of words of Classical Greek origin.

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