incuba

English

Etymology

A respelling of incubus, substituting the (Latin second-declension nominative singular) masculine case ending -us with its (first-declension) feminine equivalent -a; compare succuba, succubus.

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: ĭnʹkyo͞obə, IPA: /ˈɪnkjuːbə/, X-SAMPA: /"Inkju:b@/

Noun

incuba (plural incubae)

1. (nonce word) A female incubus.

References

• “incuba” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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French

Verb

incuba

1. third-person singular past historic of incuber

Anagrams

• cubain, Cubain

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Italian

Verb

incuba

1. third-person singular present indicative of incubare
2. second-person singular imperative of incubare

Anagrams

• cubani

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Latin

Verb

incubā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of incubō

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Spanish

Verb

incuba (infinitive incubar)

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of incubar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of incubar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of incubar.

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Portuguese

Verb

incuba

1. third-person singular present indicative of incubar
2. second-person singular imperative of incubar