ιλαρά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἱλαρά (hilará), feminine form of Ancient Greek ἱλᾰρός (hilarós, “happy, cheerful”), a euphemistic name for the disease.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ilaˈɾa/
• Hyphenation: ι‧λα‧ρά

Noun

ιλαρά • (ilará) f (uncountable)

1. (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”)