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ιλαρά in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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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)
- (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
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singular
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| nominative
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ιλαρά (ilará)
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| genitive
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ιλαράς (ilarás)
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| accusative
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ιλαρά (ilará)
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| vocative
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ιλαρά (ilará)
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Synonyms
- ιλαρός (ilarós, “happy, cheerful”)