Contionary:lubblise

Niemish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈlʊbbʲlʲɪsʲə/

Etymology

From Gothic lubjaleisei. A calque of Greek φαρμακεία.

Noun

lùbblise n.f. syncopating N-stem

  1. 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.