Luger

See also: luger

English

Etymology

From the German surname, from Lugau in Saxony, a placename of Slavic origin.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈluɡɚ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈluːɡə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -uːɡə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Luger (plural Lugers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Luger is the 33941^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Luger is most common among White (86.12%) individuals.

Noun

Luger (plural Lugers)

1. A German semiautomatic pistol used by their troops in both World Wars.
   • 1996, "Weird Al" Yankovic (lyrics and music), “The Night Santa Went Crazy”, in Bad Hair Day‎^[1]:

     He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger
     And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddy Krueger

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Luger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 472.

Anagrams

• gluer, gruel

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluɡɛr]

Proper noun

Luger m anim (female equivalent Lugerová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Luger (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Luger	Lugerové
genitive	Lugera	Lugerů
dative	Lugerovi	Lugerům
accusative	Lugera	Lugery
vocative	Lugere	Lugerové
locative	Lugerovi	Lugerech
instrumental	Lugerem	Lugery