Meaning
measles
- a highly contagious viral disease marked by fever and red skin eruptions
In a sentence
Ho avuto il morbillo quando andavo alle scuole elementari.
I had measles when I was in elementary school.
Il bambino ha la febbre alta e macchie rosse: è morbillo?
The child has a high fever and red spots: is it measles?
Oggi molti bambini ricevono il vaccino contro il morbillo.
Today many children receive the vaccine against measles.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| morbillo | masculine · singular |
| morbilli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Unlike English 'measles', which looks plural, 'morbillo' is grammatically singular and takes singular verbs.