υγεία
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Greek
Alternative forms
- υγειά f (ygeiá) — colloquial
- γεια f (geia) — shortened colloquial
Etymology
From Koine Greek ὑγεία from Ancient Greek ὑγίεια (hugíeia), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yu-gʷih₃- (“long life”).
Cognate with Mariupol Greek и́я (íja).
Pronunciation
Noun
υγεία • (ygeía) f (plural υγείες)
- health
- Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας ― Ethnikó Sýstima Ygeías ― National Health Service
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | υγεία (ygeía) | υγείες (ygeíes) |
| genitive | υγείας (ygeías) | - |
| accusative | υγεία (ygeía) | υγείες (ygeíes) |
| vocative | υγεία (ygeía) | υγείες (ygeíes) |
Derived terms
- Εθνικό Σύστημα Υγείας n (Ethnikó Sýstima Ygeías, “National Health Service”)
- ΕΣΥ (ESY, “NHS”)
- με τις υγείες σας (me tis ygeíes sas, “with wishes to you; Gesundheit!”)
- σοκολάτα υγείας f (sokoláta ygeías, “dark chocolate”)
- χαρτί υγείας n (chartí ygeías, “toilet paper”)
Related terms
- ανθυγιεινός (anthygieinós, “unsanitary”)
- ανθυγιεινότητα f (anthygieinótita, “unhealthiness”)
- γεια (geia, “good heath, hello”)
- εξυγιαίνω (exygiaíno, “to improve, to make healthy”)
- εξυγίανση f (exygíansi, “reorganisation, sanitation”)
- εξυγιαντικός (exygiantikós, “reorganizing, making healthy”, adjective)
- υγεινόμος m (ygeinómos, “officer of public health”)
- υγειονομική ταφή f (ygeionomikí tafí, “landfilling”)
- υγειονομικός (ygeionomikós, “of public health”, adjective)
- υγιαίνω (ygiaíno, “to be in good health”)
- υγιεινή f (ygieiní, “hygiene”)
- υγιεινολογία f (ygieinología, “hygiene medicine”)
- υγιεινολόγος m (ygieinológos, “hygienist”)
- υγιεινός (ygieinós, “healthy”)
- υγιής (ygiís, “healthy, well”)
Further reading
υγεία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
