higiene

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (hugieinḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /i.ʒiˈe.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /i.d͡ʒiˈe.ne/
• Rhymes: -ene
• Hyphenation: hi‧gi‧e‧ne

Noun

higiene f (uncountable)

1. hygiene

Derived terms

• higiènic
• higienista
• higienitzar

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.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιαίνω (hugiaínō, “be healthy, sound”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ˈʒjɛ.nɨ/
• Hyphenation: hi‧gi‧e‧ne

Noun

higiene f (plural higienes)

1. hygiene (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health)

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Spanish

Etymology

From French hygiène, ultimately based on Ancient Greek ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈxjene/, [iˈxje.ne]

Noun

higiene f (plural higienes)

1. hygiene

Derived terms

• higiénico
• higienista

Further reading

• “higiene” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.