ὑγιής

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See also: υγιής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₂yu-gʷih₃- (long life) or Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-gʷih₃- (good life) with -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix). In the former case cognate to Latin iūgis, Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬈-𐬘𐬍- (yauuae-jī-), Proto-Germanic *aiwukiz.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

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

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

Inflection

Further reading