succubus (redirected from succubi)

suc·cu·bus  (sky-bs) also suc·cu·ba (-b)

n. pl. suc·cu·bus·es or suc·cu·bi (-b, -b) also suc·cu·bae (-b, -b)

1. A female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps.

2. An evil spirit; a demon.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, alteration (influenced by Late Latin incubus, incubus) of Latin succuba, paramour, from succubre, to lie under : sub-, sub- + cubre, to lie down.]

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succubus [ˈsʌkjʊbəs]

n pl -bi [-ˌbaɪ]

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Also called succuba a female demon fabled to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men Compare incubus

2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) any evil demon

[from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin succuba harlot, from Latin succubāre to lie beneath, from sub- + cubāre to lie]

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succubus, succuba

a demon that assumes a female form to tempt men to intercourse, especially appearing in their dreams. — succubi, succubae, n. pl.

See also: Demons

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men succuba daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend - an evil supernatural being

Translations

succubus [ˈsʌkjʊbəs] N (succubi (pl)) → súcubo m

succubus

n pl <succubi> → Sukkubus m