Contionary:lubblise
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.