Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

measlings

/ˈmiːzlɪŋz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: measlings
IPA: /ˈmiːzlɪŋz/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.

British usage

Example Sentences

"‘What āals yar barn, Missis?’ ‘Shoo’s gotten t’mezlings!’"
"Measlings, measles."
"Measlings... Nf [i.e. Norfolk]."

Etymology

Unknown, but probably via pluralia tantum Scandinavian words like Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”) and Norwegian Nynorsk meslingar, combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

measling (singular) meslings (alternative)

Synonyms

measles

Questions

How do you pronounce measlings?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmiːzlɪŋz/.
What does measlings mean?: Synonym of measles: the disease caused by M. morbillivirus, the red spots caused by the disease.
Where does measlings come from?: Unknown, but probably via pluralia tantum Scandinavian words like Danish mæslinger (“measles”), Icelandic mislingar (“measles”) and Norwegian Nynorsk meslingar, combining the Germanic roots related to blood blisters with the suffix -ing.

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