ιλαρά
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Byzantine Greek ἱλαρά (hilará), feminine form of Ancient Greek ἱλᾰρός (hilarós, “happy, cheerful”), a euphemistic name for the disease.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
ιλαρά
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | ιλαρά • |
| genitive | ιλαράς • |
| accusative | ιλαρά • |
| vocative | ιλαρά • |
Synonyms[edit]
- μπέμπελη f (bémpeli, “measles”)
Related terms[edit]
- ιλαρός (ilarós, “happy, cheerful”)