LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

succuba

succuba f (genitive succubae)
Classical[ˈsʊk.kʊ.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuk.ku.ba]

Meaning

  1. femininestrumpet
  2. femininesuccubus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuccubasuccubae
genitivesuccubaesuccubārum
dativesuccubaesuccubīs
accusativesuccubamsuccubās
ablativesuccubāsuccubīs
vocativesuccubasuccubae

succŭba (subc-), ae, comm. 1. succubo.
I. One who lies under; hence, in mal. part., a lecher or strumpet (post-class.): florulentus, Prud. στεφ. 10, 192; cf. 2. succubo.—
II. Transf., a supplanter, rival: formae, App. M. 5, p. 171, 31: tori, id. ib. 10, p. 250, 18.

Origins

From succubō (“to lie under”).

In English words that came into English from succuba

  • succubussuccuba
  • succubasuccuba

Quick answers

What does succuba mean in Latin?
succuba, a noun, means “strumpet; succubus”.
What is the genitive of succuba?
The genitive singular is succubae. succuba is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce succuba?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊk.kʊ.ba]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsuk.ku.ba].