Luka

See also: luka, lúka, Lūka, and Lūkā

English

Etymology

From the common Slavic (Serbo-Croatian, etc) male given name Luka and from Russian Лука́ (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 Лука́ (Luká).

See also

• Luca

Anagrams

• Kula, kula, lauk

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlukɑ/
• Hyphenation: Lu‧ka

Proper noun

Luka

1. A male given name of modern usage. (Luka is also used as the transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).)

Declension

Inflection of Luka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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
instructive		—	Lukin
abessive		Lukatta	Lukitta
comitative		—	Lukineen

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Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ka/, [ˈlukə]

Proper noun

Luka

1. 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.

2. Luke (book of the Bible).
3. A male given name, equivalent to English Luke.
4. A female given name, equivalent to English Ruth, vernacular form of the biblical Ruta.

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.

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlùːka/
• Tonal orthography: lúka

Proper noun

Lúka m anim (genitive Lúke or Lúka)

1. Luke; A male given name

Declension

Declension of Lúka (masculine anim., a-stem)

	singular
nominative	Lúka
accusative	Lúko
genitive	Lúke
dative	Lúki
locative	Lúki
instrumental	Lúko

Declension of Lúka (masculine anim., hard o-stem)

	singular
nominative	Lúka
accusative	Lúka
genitive	Lúka
dative	Lúku
locative	Lúku
instrumental	Lúkom