incubus
An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with…An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
Meaning
4 sensesAn evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
Inkubus
инку́бinkúb, де́монdémon, злой духzloj dux
A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
Albtraum
кошма́рkošmár, дурно́й сонdurnój son
(broadly)Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
Last, Kreuz
груз забо́тgruz zabót, гнётgnjot, бре́мяbrémja
One of various of parasitic insects, especially subfamily Aphidiinae.
- a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
- someone who depresses or worries others
- a situation resembling a terrifying dream
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubō (“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”)From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubō (“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”), from incubō (“to lie upon, to hatch”, from in- (“on”) + cubō (“to lie down”)).
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Forms
plural: incubi / incubusesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a situation resembling a terrifying dream:nightmare
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular