suc·cu·bus (s k y -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. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin, alteration (influenced by Late Latin incubus, incubus) of Latin succuba, paramour, from succub  re, to lie under : sub-, sub- + cubre, to lie down.] |
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]
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
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succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men Translations
succubus
n pl <succubi> → Sukkubus m
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