The noun measles, a word for a viral disease, is plural in structure but singular in meaning. The noun measles is an uncountable (mass) noun.
The word "measles" is plural when referring to the spots on the body and singular when you have measles as a disease. So you may have to say "cases of measles" to pluralize multiple episodes of the illness.For example, "His measles were bothering him." or "We cannot handle all the measles cases." It seems you have to throw in an extra word to differentiate between the spots and the outbreaks. Do you have an example sentence?
I thought measles was already the singular word. For example, "He has measles." Measles is already plural as well. For example, "They all have measles."
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There is no plural form. Do and Do not are verbs
The plural form of him, her, or it is them. (objective pronouns)
The plural form of "was" is "were."
Measles is the plural form of the disease measles.
The noun 'measles' is an uncountable noun.The noun measles is plural in form but functions as a singular noun.Examples: He had a case of the measles.
I thought measles was already the singular word. For example, "He has measles." Measles is already plural as well. For example, "They all have measles."
Measles refers to a viral disease and, while the word is plural in structure, it is singular in meaning.
Here are some examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning: gallows glasses headquarters news pajamas pants scissors series species billiards athletics physics Philippines measles tweezers dominoes economics civics politics
The name "measles" is probably derived from the middle English word, maseles (plural mesels), which means spot.
'Measles' is a singular noun.
Exanthem (plural, exanthems or exanthemata) is a skin eruption regarded as a characteristic sign of such diseases as measles, German measles, and scarlet fever.
Some example are measles, politics, mumps, news, accommodations, bowels, archives, series, species, gallows, barracks, headquarters, and means.
There is no plural form. Do and Do not are verbs
The plural form of him, her, or it is them. (objective pronouns)
Bridges is the plural form of bridge.