rubella

From Latin rubellus (“reddish”), diminutive of ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

• IPA^(key): /ɹuːˈbɛlə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlə

rubella (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.

• (mild disease): epidemic roseola, French measles, German measles, Liberty measles, three-day measles, 3-day measles, false measles

• rulable

From Latin rubellus (“reddish”), diminutive of ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

• IPA^(key): /ruˈbɛːlɑ/

rubella f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) rubella

   Synonym: rodehond

• → Indonesian: rubela

rubella

1. inflection of rubellus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

rubellā

1. ablative feminine singular of rubellus