Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

measling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: measling
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of measle: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, a red spot caused by the disease.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A form of delamination or separation in a laminate material that results in a spotty appearance.

Uncountable

Etymology

Unknown, but probably via Scandinavian forms such as Swedish mässlingen (“pustules, measles”), Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”), etc. combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing. In reference to delamination, possibly a separate derivation from measle + -ing under influence from the dialectal name for the disease.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: measle

Usage

Inflected Forms

measlings (plural)

Synonyms

measle

Questions

What does measling mean?: Synonym of measle: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, a red spot caused by the disease.
Where does measling come from?: Unknown, but probably via Scandinavian forms such as Swedish mässlingen (“pustules, measles”), Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”), etc. combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing. In reference to delamination, possibly a separate derivation from measle + -ing under influence from the dialectal name for the disease.

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