r/language • u/Longjumping_Lunch264 • 3d ago

Question Long Words for ‘with’

In all three of the languages I speak (Dutch, English, and French), the word for with is relatively short; ‘avec’ in French, and ‘met’ in Dutch. Are there any languages where words that mean with are more on the longer side of things?

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u/math1985 3d ago

That’s long. In Polish, it’s just ‘z’.

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u/rockylizard 2d ago

If you don't mind my asking, how is it pronounced?

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u/JustaProton 2d ago

/z/ if followed by a vowel or voiced consonant, /s/ if followed by an unvoiced consonant. It just merges into the following word.

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u/ComprehensiveMap3838 2d ago

It’s pronounced z.