гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофобия
gippopotomonstroseskippedalofobiya
The English phrase "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" is translated into Russian as гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофобия (gippopotomonstroseskippedalofobiya).
This term refers to the ironic fear of long words.
How do you pronounce it?
gippopotomonstroseskippedalofobiya
Did you know?
- Because Russian allows for extensive prefixing and suffixing, it is grammatically possible to create words even longer than гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофобия.
- In a Russian medical context, a specialist would almost never use this full term, as it is considered a linguistic joke rather than a legitimate clinical diagnosis.
- A Russian speaker might ironically refer to this phobia as боязнь длинных слов, which means 'fear of long words' and is much shorter than the word itself.
Examples in context
- У меня подозрение, что это гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофобия.U menya podozreniye, chto eto gippopotomonstroseskippedalofobiya.I suspect that this is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
- Гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофобия это очень ироничное название.Gippopotomonstroseskippedalofobiya eto ochen' ironichnoye nazvaniye.Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a very ironic name.
- Как сложно произнести гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофобия!Kak slozhno proiznesti gippopotomonstroseskippedalofobiya!How difficult it is to pronounce hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia!
Example conversation
Two students are discussing a psychology textbook in a library.
- Андрей AndreyТы знаешь, что такое гиппопотомонстросескиппедалофобия?Ty znayesh', chto takoye gippopotomonstroseskippedalofobiya?Do you know what hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is?
- Екатерина EkaterinaДа, это страх перед длинными словами.Da, eto strakh pered dlinnymi slovami.Yes, it is the fear of long words.
- Андрей AndreyСамо название это просто издевательство.Samo nazvaniye eto prosto izdevatel'stvo.The name itself is just a mockery.
- Екатерина EkaterinaСогласна, Андрей, это звучит смешно.Soglasna, Andrey, eto zvuchit smeshno.I agree, Andrey, it sounds funny.
