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)

2. (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.
   • 2002 February 10, Sarah Lyall, “Britain Tries to Quell Fear Over Vaccine for Children”, in The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 14 February 2021:

     At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out.

   • 2016 September 8, Jessica Ravitz, “Can forgotten rubella children of the ’60s hold clue for Zika babies?”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     They have congenital rubella syndrome, which they acquired during an outbreak of the rubella virus, or German measles.

• (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