Contionary:lubblise

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlʊbbʲlʲɪsʲə/

Etymology

From Gothic lubjaleisei. A calque of Greek φαρμακεία.

Noun

⁰ 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

• lùbbilse
• lùbbulse

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.