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incuba

/ˈɪnkjuːbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-cu-ba
IPA
/ˈɪnkjuːbə/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female incubus.

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɪnkjuːbə/

Inflected Forms

incubae (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce incuba?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnkjuːbə/.
What does incuba mean?
A female incubus.
Where does incuba come from?
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.

How to pronounce incuba

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