higiene
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Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (hugieinḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
higiene f (uncountable)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “higiene” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “higiene” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “higiene” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιαίνω (hugiaínō, “be healthy, sound”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hi‧gi‧e‧ne
Noun
higiene f (plural higienes)
- hygiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French hygiène, ultimately based on Ancient Greek ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
higiene f (plural higienes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “higiene”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10