hygiena

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Etymology

Borrowed from French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hygiena f (relational adjective hygienický)

  1. hygiene

Declension

Declension of hygiena (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative hygiena hygieny
genitive hygieny hygien
dative hygieně hygienám
accusative hygienu hygieny
vocative hygieno hygieny
locative hygieně hygienách
instrumental hygienou hygienami

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “hygiena”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “hygiena”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “hygiena” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • “hygiena”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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