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

• son of Lukas: Lukasarson or Lukasson
• daughter of Lukas: 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:

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Proper noun

Lukas

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

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Lùkas m stress pattern 2

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

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lukas

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

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlukas]

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, 2003–2024

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