Luka
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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]
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 Lukainrare | ||
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.
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) |
— | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Lúki | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Lúko |
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
---|---|---|
nominative | Lúka | |
genitive | Lúka | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Lúka | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
— | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Lúku | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Lúkom |
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
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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