ιλαρά
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ἱλαρά (hilará), feminine form of Ancient Greek ἱλᾰρός (hilarós, “happy, cheerful”), a euphemistic name for the disease.
Pronunciation
Noun
ιλαρά • (ilará) f (uncountable)
- (medicine) measles, rubeola (acute highly contagious disease caused by Measles virus of genus Morbillivirus)
- Ο γιος μου δεν πήγε σχολείο αυτή την εβδομάδα λόγω ιλαράς. ― O gios mou den píge scholeío aftí tin evdomáda lógo ilarás. ― My son didn't go to school this week because of measles.
Declension
ιλαρά
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | ιλαρά • |
| genitive | ιλαράς • |
| accusative | ιλαρά • |
| vocative | ιλαρά • |
Synonyms
- μπέμπελη f (bémpeli, “measles”)
Related terms
- ιλαρός (ilarós, “happy, cheerful”)