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Twyndyllyngs is an archaic/obsolete word (of Welsh origin) which means 'twins', or, more accurately, it is a version of 'twinlings,' i.e. twins!
English pronunciation
singular:TWIN-diling
plural: TWIN-dilingz
Welsh pronunciation: TuhWIN-deellings, with the 'double L' pronounced the Welsh way.
This word is often cited as one of the longest 'no-vowels' words in the English language. However, although the five letters a,e,i,o,u, are always exclusively used as vowels, it should be noted that the letters w and y are also sometimes used to represent vowel sounds.
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What is longest all consonant English word?
the longest word is twyndyllyngs, it is a word that means 'twins' in the 15th century.
What is the longest word in English with only one vowel?
The longest word in English language is pneumonoultramicroscopic silicovolcanoconiosis.(I split the word because it won't show up properly when I write it without breaking it up) It is the name of a lung disease. It is known as pneumonia in short.
The longest-word without a vowel?
Twyndyllyngs
What is longest all consonant English word?
the longest word is twyndyllyngs, it is a word that means 'twins' in the 15th century.
What is a twelve letter word that contains the letter T?
twyndyllyngs - means twins (you owe me for this one - it took well over 2 hours to hunt this word down!)
What is the longest word in the english language with no vowels?
Twyndyllyngs is the longest word in English that doesn't contain one of the five vowels.
The longest-word in the english-dictionary that has 0 vowel and as many syllables as possible?
Twyndyllyngs is the longest word in English that doesn't contain one of the five vowels (AEIOU). It comes from Welsh and is obviously rare, but it does appear in the Oxford English Dictionary. It turns out that "twyndyllyng" (singular) is a 15th century spelling of the word "twinling," which means, in modern English, "twin."
What is the longest word in English with only one vowel?
The longest word in English language is pneumonoultramicroscopic silicovolcanoconiosis.(I split the word because it won't show up properly when I write it without breaking it up) It is the name of a lung disease. It is known as pneumonia in short.
What is the longest word without any vowels?
One frequently-cited English word containing no vowels is twyndyllyngs, a fifteenth-century plural version of twinling, or twin. The plural is added to achieve what is considered by some to be the longest English word with no vowels.Of English words in use today, the longest without vowels is rhythmns, again pluralized to make it longer.Both these words contain a vowel-sound, represented by 'y'. There are words in English which have no 'y' or 'r' to provide a vowel-sound, but it's difficult to pinpoint the longest of these because the few in use either depend on regional pronunciations or are imitative; these include words such as 'shh', 'hmm', 'hmph', and so on. One could argue indefinitely over how many letters these type of words contain - it depends on how long you hold the sound, and while one might say, sharply, 'Hm!' as an interjection of, perhaps, disbelief, one might just as legitimately say, 'Hmmmm ... ', indicating extended consideration or contemplation.
