ιλαρά

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἱλαρά (hilará), feminine form of Ancient Greek ἱλᾰρός (hilărós, “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

Declension of ιλαρά

	singular
nominative	ιλαρά (ilará)
genitive	ιλαράς (ilarás)
accusative	ιλαρά (ilará)
vocative	ιλαρά (ilará)

Synonyms

• μπέμπελη f (bémpeli, “measles”)

Related terms

• ιλαρός (ilarós, “happy, cheerful”)