How Do You Pronounce "Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia"?

[GnuDoyng]

Can someone describe the pronunciation in IPA? Thank you in advance!

 

[Momentum]

Okay, well I'm not sure if i'll get it right but breaking it down

(Hexa-Ko-Sio-I-Hexé-Kon- Tah- hexa-phobia)


well that's how I would pronounce it

does it help any?>

 

[heather]

What it Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

 

[VaultZero4Me]

Had to google that one. from Wiki:

literally, "fear of the number six-hundred-sixty- six

Also I think its the longest word I have ever seen!

 

[Alabaster]

I don't have a problem pronouncing it, but I do with knowing the definition... :smt017

 

[Ant]

Had to google that one. from Wiki:

literally, "fear of the number six-hundred-sixty- six

Also I think its the longest word I have ever seen!

Check this out...

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

It's a place in Wales. :crazyeyes:

 

[John]

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Pronounce that :o

 

[Ant]

"Here Bob! I need you to take some notes for me on this latest virus strain..."

"Sure thing Dave! What's the name of it?"

"Do you have enough ink in your pen??"

 

[John]

"Here Bob! I need you to take some notes for me on this latest virus strain..."

"Sure thing Dave! What's the name of it?"

"Do you have enough ink in your pen??"

HAHA :

 

[jsnbrown]

I love this:

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words

 

[Alfonzo97]

Had to google that one. from Wiki:



Also I think its the longest word I have ever seen!

Actually, the longest word in the dictionary is pnuemonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis not sure of the spelling is right.

 

[Aardverk]

I suspect you didn't really want an answer but this is what Wikipedia says:

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (pronounced: hexa-koseeoi-hexe-konta-hexaphobia) (derived from Ancient Greek roots ἑξακόσιοι (six hundred), ἑξήκοντα (sixty), and ἕξ (six); literally meaning "fear of [the number] six hundred sixty-six") is the fear that originated from the Biblical verse Revelation 13:18, which indicates that the number 666 is the Number of the Beast, linked to Satan or the Anti-Christ.

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that 666 was actually a mis-translation of the original Hebrew and also that 'the beast' was actually the Roman Empire or perhaps Emperor and not Satan. I have no idea if that is true or not.