LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

succubō

succubō (present infinitive succubāre)
Classical[ˈsʊk.kʊ.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuk.ku.bo]

Meaning

  1. rareto lie under

Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.succubōsuccubābamsuccubābō———
2nd sg.succubāssuccubābāssuccubābis———
3rd sg.succubatsuccubābatsuccubābit———
1st pl.succubāmussuccubābāmussuccubābimus———
2nd pl.succubātissuccubābātissuccubābitis———
3rd pl.succubantsuccubābantsuccubābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.succubemsuccubārem——
2nd sg.succubēssuccubārēs——
3rd sg.succubetsuccubāret——
1st pl.succubēmussuccubārēmus——
2nd pl.succubētissuccubārētis——
3rd pl.succubentsuccubārent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.succubā—
pres. 2nd pl.succubāte—
fut. 2nd sg.succubātō—
fut. 3rd sg.succubātō—
fut. 2nd pl.succubātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.succubantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesuccubāre—
present participlesuccubāns—
gerundsuccubandī, succubandō, succubandum

suc-cŭbo (subc-), āre, v. n.,
I. to lie under (very rare): grabatulo succubans, App. M. 1, p. 107, 39: alveum, id. ib. 9, p. 229, 30.
suc-cŭbo (subc-), ōnis, m. cubo,
I. one who lies under; hence, a lecher, Titin. ap. Non. 224, 22 (but Com. Fragm. v. 92 Rib. reads: quam arbitrer Illarum subcuboneam esse, i. e. succubam).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsuccubō

Latin sub- Proto-Italic *kubāō Latin cubō Latin succubō From sub- + cubō (“to lie down”).

In English words that came into English from succubō

  • succubasuccuba

Quick answers

What does succubō mean in Latin?
succubō, a verb, means “to lie under”.
What are the principal parts of succubō?
succubō, succubāre (first conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce succubō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊk.kʊ.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsuk.ku.bo].
Where does succubō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin succubō.