"succubus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/ [UK, US], /ˈsʌk.jə.bəs/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-succubus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: succubi [plural], succubuses [plural]
Etymology: Alteration in Middle English (based on incubus m) of Late Latin succuba (“strumpet, especially a mythological fiend in female form who has intercourse with men in their sleep”), from Latin succubo (“to lie under”), from sub- (“under”) + cubare (“to lie down”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱewb-}}, {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|en|incubus|g=m}} incubus m, {{der|en|LL.|succuba||strumpet, especially a mythological fiend in female form who has intercourse with men in their sleep}} Late Latin succuba (“strumpet, especially a mythological fiend in female form who has intercourse with men in their sleep”), {{der|en|la|succubo||to lie under}} Latin succubo (“to lie under”), {{m|la|sub-||under}} sub- (“under”), {{m|la|cubare||to lie down}} cubare (“to lie down”) Head templates: {{en-noun|succubi|+}} succubus (plural succubi or succubuses)
  1. (mediaeval folklore) A 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. Categories (topical): European folklore, Death, Horror, Mythological creatures, Prostitution, Sex, Sleep Translations (female demon): súcub [masculine] (Catalan), súcube [masculine] (Catalan), 魔女 (mónǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), 魅魔 (mèimó) (Chinese Mandarin), mare [common-gender] (Danish), sukubo (Esperanto), succubus (Finnish), naispuolinen demoni (Finnish), succube [masculine] (French), Sukkubus [masculine] (German), σούκουμπους (soúkoumpous) [feminine] (Greek), succubo [masculine] (Italian), サキュバス (sakyubasu) (Japanese), 夢魔 (muma) (Japanese), succuba [feminine] (Latin), सक्युबस (sakyubas) [feminine] (Marathi), sukkub [masculine] (Polish), sukub [masculine] (Polish), súcubo [masculine] (Portuguese), су̀кку́б (sùkkúb) [masculine] (Russian), сукку́бус (sukkúbus) [masculine] (Russian), súcubo [masculine] (Spanish), 𒆤𒆤𒄄𒀀 (/⁠lillilgia⁠/) (Sumerian), succuba [common-gender] (Swedish), succubus [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-succubus-en-noun-exTNtL2W Disambiguation of Death: 71 29 Disambiguation of Horror: 65 35 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 64 36 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 49 51 Disambiguation of Sex: 65 35 Disambiguation of Sleep: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'female demon': 92 8
  2. A strumpet, whore or prostitute. Categories (topical): Female people, People, Prostitution
    Sense id: en-succubus-en-noun-HFyHi6-R Disambiguation of Female people: 42 58 Disambiguation of People: 23 77 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: succubous, incubus

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          "whore",
          "whore"
        ],
        [
          "prostitute",
          "prostitute"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌk.jʊ.bəs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌk.jə.bəs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "succubous"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-succubus.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-succubus.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-succubus.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-succubus.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-succubus.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súcub"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súcube"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mónǚ",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "word": "魔女"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mèimó",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "word": "魅魔"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mare"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "word": "sukubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "word": "succubus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "word": "naispuolinen demoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "succube"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sukkubus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "soúkoumpous",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σούκουμπους"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "succubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sakyubasu",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "word": "サキュバス"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "muma",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "word": "夢魔"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "succuba"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "sakyubas",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "सक्युबस"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sukkub"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sukub"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súcubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sùkkúb",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "су̀кку́б"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sukkúbus",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сукку́бус"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "súcubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sux",
      "lang": "Sumerian",
      "roman": "/⁠lillilgia⁠/",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "word": "𒆤𒆤𒄄𒀀"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "succuba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female demon",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "succubus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "succubus"
}

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