measles

noun

viral disease affecting humans
reddish spotting on gelatin silver photographs

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmizəlz/ / /ˈmiːzəlz/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Norman mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Old French mesel (“leprous, leper”), from Late Latin misellus (“leper”), from miser (“wretched, wretch”) + -ellus (“-elle”).

plural of measle
Alternative form of mesels: Leprosy.

verb

Etymology: Either from Middle Dutch masels (“blood blisters, measels”) or Middle Low German maselen (“red blemishes, measels”), both from Old High German masala (“blood blister, phlegmon”). Doublet of measlings. Cognate with mazer & mase and Middle Low German masele & māsel. Influenced in pronunciation and some senses by mesel (“leprous, leper”).

third-person singular simple present indicative of measle