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incubo.

to lie, sit, or settle in, on or upon; recline

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈɪŋ.kʊ.boː]Classical-Latin[ˈiŋ.ku.bo]
  1. to lie, sit, or settle in, on or upon; recline

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  2. to sit upon to brood or hatch

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  3. to abide in; to inhabit

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  4. to brood over

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  5. to weigh upon; to be a burden to

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  6. to settle on; to attach to

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Proto-Italic *kubāō Proto-Italic *enkubāō Latin incubo From Proto-Italic *enkubāō. By surface analysis, in- + cubō (“to lie down”).

noun[ˈɪŋ.kʊ.boː]Classical-Latin[ˈiŋ.ku.bo]
  1. one who lies upon something

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  2. a spirit who watches over buried treasure

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  3. incubus, nightmare

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Proto-Italic *kubāō Proto-Italic *enkubāō Latin incubō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin incubō From incubō (“to lie upon, to brood over, to be a burden to”) + -ō.

noun[ˈɪŋ.kʊ.boː]Classical-Latin[ˈiŋ.ku.bo]
  1. dative/ablative singular of incubus

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Regularly declined forms of incubus.

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