sukkub

Polish

sukkub

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin succubus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuk.kup/
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  • Rhymes: -ukkup
  • Syllabification: suk‧kub

Noun

sukkub m animal

  1. (European folklore) succubus (female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death)
    Coordinate term: inkub

Declension

Further reading

  • sukkub in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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