Luka

See also luka

English

Etymology

From the common Slavic (Serbo-Croatian, etc) male given name Luka and from Russian Лука (Luká), all cognates of the English Luke and Lucas.

Proper noun

Luka

1. A male given name of modern usage.
   • 1987 Suzanne Vega, Luka (a song):

     My name is Luka / I live on the second floor / I live upstairs from you / Yes I think you've seen me before

2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука.

See also

• Luca

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Finnish

Etymology

From the Slavonic (Serbo-Croatian etc ) male given name Luka and from Russian Лука (Luká), all cognates of the English Luke and Lucas.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlukɑ/
• Hyphenation: Lu‧ka

Proper noun

Luka

1. A male given name of modern usage.
2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука.

Declension

Declension of Luka (type koira) singular plural nominative Luka Lukat genitive Lukan Lukien Lukain1 partitive Lukaa Lukia accusative Luka Lukan Lukat inessive Lukassa Lukissa elative Lukasta Lukista illative Lukaan Lukiin adessive Lukalla Lukilla ablative Lukalta Lukilta allative Lukalle Lukille essive Lukana Lukina translative Lukaksi Lukiksi instructive – Lukin abessive Lukatta Lukitta comitative – Lukineen 1) Rare.

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Hawaiian

Proper noun

Luka

1. (biblical) Luke.
2. A male given name, cognate with English Luke.
3. A female given name, vernacular form of the biblical Ruta (“Ruth”).

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 183, 186
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Luka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 27 women and 14 men.

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Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Luka m (Cyrillic spelling Лука)

1. A male given name, equivalent to Luke.

Slovene

Proper noun

Lúka m anim.

1. Luke; A male given name

Declension

Declension of Luka (masculine animate, a-stem)

	singular
nominative	Luka
accusative	Luko
genitive	Luke
dative	Luki
locative	Luki
instrumental	Luko

Declension of Luka (masculine animate, hard)

	singular
nominative	Luka
accusative	Luka
genitive	Luka
dative	Luku
locative	Luku
instrumental	Lukom