Higiénikusak

Higiénikusak is a plural form of the Hungarian adjective higiénikus, meaning hygienic or sanitary. It is used to describe a plural noun as being clean, safe, or conforming to hygiene standards. The form higiénikusak is not typically used as a stand-alone noun; it functions as a grammatical ending that marks plural in predicate adjectives and attributive phrases. For example, a sentence like A helyiségek higiénikusak means “The rooms are hygienic.”

In Hungarian, there is also a related noun form higiénikus, which can denote a person who works in hygiene (a hygienist). The plural noun is higiénikusok. Thus, while higiénikusak describes the quality of multiple subjects, higiénikusok refers to multiple professionals in the field of hygiene. The two forms have distinct meanings and should not be confused in proper usage.

Usage notes: higiénikusak can describe people, places, or objects when they are referred to in the plural and described as hygienic. The adjective does not change for gender, only for number and case, so higiénikusak applies to masculine, feminine, and neuter plural nouns in the nominative case. The term is common in contexts such as public health, food safety, healthcare facilities, and general discussions of sanitation and cleanliness.

Etymology: higiénikus comes from higiénia, hygiene, which in turn derives from the Greek hygieinós via Latin hygienicus. The word is widespread in Hungarian as a descriptor of cleanliness and sanitary conditions as well as a label for related professions when used as a noun (higiénikusok). See also hygiene, hygienist.