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hygiea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-giea
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Ancient Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation. Her Roman name is Hygēa/Hygīa or Salus.

name

the tenth asteroid discovered, and fourth largest, (10) Hygiea.

Etymology

From Latin Hygēa, Hygīa, from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια (Hugíeia), Ὑγεία (Hugeía).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hygēa, Ὑγίεια

Inflected Forms

Hygieia (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hygiene hygienic Asclepius Epione Iaso Aceso Aglaea Panacea

Synonyms

Hygeia Hygieia ⚕ ⯚ 🝹

Questions

What does hygiea mean?
Ancient Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation. Her Roman name is Hygēa/Hygīa or Salus.
Where does hygiea come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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