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===Notes=== | ===Notes=== | ||
Due to phonetic similarity to [[Contionary:lubba|lùbba]] "spider", there is a strong cultural association between witchcraft and spiders in Niemish folklore. | Due to phonetic similarity to [[Contionary:lubba|lùbba]] "spider", there is a strong cultural association between witchcraft and spiders in Niemish folklore. | ||
Although it contains the still-productive root ''{{term|lise#Niemish|líse}}'' ("craft, skill"), the word is fossilised and not synchronically analysed as a compound. | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] | [[Category:Contionary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:50, 3 December 2022
Niemish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈlʊbbʲlʲɪsʲə/
Etymology
From Gothic lubjaleisei. A calque of Greek φαρμακεία.
Noun
⁰ lùbblise n.f. syncopating N-stem
- sorcery, witchcraft
Declension
| declension of lùbblise (f-Nh-S declension) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lùbblise | lùbblisna | lùbblises | lùbblisnos |
| genitive | lùbblises | lùbblisnos | lùbblisna | lùbblissa |
| dative | lùbblisę | lùbblisse | lùbblisę | lùbblisnę |
Alternative forms
Notes
Due to phonetic similarity to lùbba "spider", there is a strong cultural association between witchcraft and spiders in Niemish folklore. Although it contains the still-productive root líse ("craft, skill"), the word is fossilised and not synchronically analysed as a compound.