υγειά

See also: υγεία, ὑγίεια, and ὑγεία

Greek

From medieval Byzantine Greek γειά (geiá, “health”), from Koine Greek ὑγεία (hugeía), from Ancient Greek ὑγίεια (hugíeia), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs).

υγειά • (ygeiá) f (plural υγειές)

(colloquial) Alternative form of υγεία (“health”)
Δόξα τω Θεώ, έχω την υγειά μου.
Dóxa to Theó, écho tin ygeiá mou.
Thank God, I am in good health.
(literally, “I have my health.”)

declension of υγειά

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	υγειά •	υγειές •
genitive	υγειάς •	υγειών •
accusative	υγειά •	υγειές •
vocative	υγειά •	υγειές •
This plural form is less common than υγείες (ygeíes), the plural of υγεία (ygeía).

στην υγειά μας (stin ygeiá mas, “cheers!”, literally “to our health!”)
στην υγειά σας (stin ygeiá sas, “cheers!”, plural, polite plural, literally “to your health!”)
στην υγειά σου (stin ygeiá sou, “cheers”, singular, literally “to your health!”)

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