Lukas

See also: lukas, Lukáš, Lúkas, and łukas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lucas (“a man from Lucania”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːkəs

Proper noun

Lukas

1. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Lucas.
2. A rare surname, also spelled Lucas.

Translations

given name — see Luke

surname — see Lucas

Anagrams

• Lusak, Kulas, kulas, Klaus, Sulak, Sukla, Kalus

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Lucas.

Proper noun

Lukas

1. Luke (evangelist)

Danish

Proper noun

Lukas

1. Luke (biblical character).
2. a male given name, also spelled Lucas

Faroese

Proper noun

Lukas m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• Lukas's son: Lukasarson or Lukasson
• Lukas's daughter: Lukasardóttir or Lukasdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Lukas
accusative	Lukas
dative	Lukasi
genitive	Lukasar, Lukas

German

Alternative forms

• Lucas

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lūcās and Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluːkas]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Lukas

1. Luke (biblical character).
2. a male given name; variant form Lucas

Indonesian

Etymology

From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlukas/ [ˈlu.kas]
• Rhymes: -ukas
• Syllabification: Lu‧kas
• Homophone: lukas

Proper noun

Lukas

1. Luke:
   1. Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles
   2. (biblical) the Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels

Further reading

• “Lukas”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Lithuanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). Compare Polish Łukasz and Russian Лука (Luka).

Proper noun

Lùkas m (feminine Luká) stress pattern 1

1. Luke (biblical character).
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Luke

Declension

Declension of Lùkas

nominative	Lùkas
genitive	Lùko
dative	Lùkui
accusative	Lùką
instrumental	Lukù
locative	Lukè
vocative	Lùkai

Derived terms

• Evangèlija pagal̃ Lùką
• (Surnames:) Lukaševičius, Lukauskas, Lukaitis

Further reading

• “Lukas”, in Vardai [Names], Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija [Commission on the Lithuanian language], 2010–2026

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lukas

1. Luke (biblical character).
2. a male given name, also spelled Lucas

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lukas/, [ˈlukas]
• Rhymes: -ukas
• Hyphenation: Lu‧kas

Proper noun

Lukas m pers (female equivalent Lukasová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Lukas
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Lukas	Lukovia	Lukovci
genitive	Luka	Lukov	Lukovcov
dative	Lukovi	Lukom	Lukovcom
accusative	Luka	Lukov	Lukovcov
locative	Lukovi	Lukoch	Lukovcoch
instrumental	Lukom	Lukmi	Lukovcami

Further reading

• “Lukas”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Lukas c (genitive Lukas)

1. Luke (biblical character).
2. a male given name, sometimes also spelled Lucas

Anagrams

• kulas, skula, sluka