higiene

From Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (hugieinḗ).

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

higiene f (uncountable)

1. hygiene

• higiènic
• higienista
• higienitzar

• “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.

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

• Hyphenation: hi‧gi‧e‧ne

higiene f (plural higienes)

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

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

• IPA^(key): /iˈxjene/ [iˈxje.ne]
• Rhymes: -ene
• Syllabification: hi‧gie‧ne

higiene f (plural higienes)

1. hygiene

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