Luka
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the common Slavic (Serbo-Croatian, etc) male given name Luka and from Russian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.
Proper noun
[edit]Luka
- A male given name from the Slavic languages, 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
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Atayal
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luka
- a male given name
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Slavic male given name Luka, most likely specifically from Russian Лука́ (Luká), cognate with English Luke and Lucas.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luka
- a male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
Declension
[edit]Inflection of Luka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Luka | Lukat | |
genitive | Lukan | Lukien | |
partitive | Lukaa | Lukia | |
illative | Lukaan | Lukiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Luka | Lukat | |
accusative | nom. | Luka | Lukat |
gen. | Lukan | ||
genitive | Lukan | Lukien Lukain rare | |
partitive | Lukaa | Lukia | |
inessive | Lukassa | Lukissa | |
elative | Lukasta | Lukista | |
illative | Lukaan | Lukiin | |
adessive | Lukalla | Lukilla | |
ablative | Lukalta | Lukilta | |
allative | Lukalle | Lukille | |
essive | Lukana | Lukina | |
translative | Lukaksi | Lukiksi | |
abessive | Lukatta | Lukitta | |
instructive | — | Lukin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics
[edit]- Luka is the 182nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,361 male individuals (and as a middle name to 499 more), and also belongs to 23 female individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
[edit]Hawaiian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luka
- Luke (biblical character)
- 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kolosa 4:14 (tr. KJV Colossians 4:14):
- Ke uwē aku nei iā ʻoukou ʻo Luka, ke kahuna lapaʻau punahele, a me Dema.
- Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
- 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kolosa 4:14 (tr. KJV Colossians 4:14):
- Luke (book of the Bible)
- a male given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Luke
- a female given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Ruth, vernacular form of the biblical Ruta
References
[edit]- 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.
Old Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luka m pers
- a male given name
Declension
[edit]Declension of Luka (hard a-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | Luka | Lucě | Luky |
genitive | Luky | Lukú | Luk |
dative | Lucě | Lukama | Lukám |
accusative | Luku | Lucě | Luky |
vocative | Luko | Lucě | Luky |
locative | Lucě | Lukú | Lukách |
instrumental | Lukú | Lukama | Lukami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
[edit]- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Luka”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luka m (Cyrillic spelling Лука)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Luke
Slovene
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Lúka m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Luke
Inflection
[edit]Masculine anim., a-stem | ||
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nominative | Lúka | |
genitive | Lúke | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Lúka | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Lúke | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Lúki | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Lúko | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Lúki | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Lúko |
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
---|---|---|
nominative | Lúka | |
genitive | Lúka | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Lúka | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Lúka | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Lúku | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Lúka | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Lúku | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Lúkom |
Swahili
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luka
- (biblical) Luke (book of the New Testament)
See also
[edit]- (books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipya) Mathayo (“Matthew”), Marko (“Mark”), Luka (“Luke”), Yohane (“John”), Matendo (“Acts”), Waroma (“Romans”), Wakorintho 1 (“1 Corinthians”), Wakorintho 2 (“2 Corinthians”), Wagalatia (“Galatians”), Waefeso (“Ephesians”), Wafilipi (“Philippians”), Wakolosai (“Colossians”), Wathesalonike 1 (“1 Thessalonians”), Wathesalonike 2 (“2 Thessalonians”), Timotheo 1 (“1 Timothy”), Timotheo 2 (“2 Timothy”), Tito (“Titus”), Filemoni (“Philemon”), Waebrania (“Hebrews”), Yakobo (“James”), Petro 1 (“1 Peter”), Petro 2 (“2 Peter”), Yohane 1 (“1 John”), Yohane 2 (“2 John”), Yohane 3 (“3 John”), Yuda (“Jude”), Ufunuo (“Revelations”) (Category: sw:Books of the Bible) [edit]
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- Finnish 2-syllable words
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