ὑγιής

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See also: υγιής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂yu-gʷih₃- (long life) or Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-gʷih₃- (good life) with -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix); the former derivation is favored by Beekes and Weiss. In that case, cognate with Latin iūgis, Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬈𐬘𐬍 (yauuaejī), Proto-Germanic *aiwukiz.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὑγιής (hugiḗsm or f (neuter ὑγιές); third declension

  1. sound, healthy, hearty, strong
  2. sound in mind: wise, wholesome

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὑγιής”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1525

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