Lucas
See also: lucas
English
    
    Etymology
    
From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈluːkəs/
- Audio (Southern England) - (file) 
- Hyphenation: Lu‧cas
- Rhymes: -uːkəs
Proper noun
    
Lucas
- A male given name from Latin.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philemon 23-24::- There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
 
 
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A township in Effingham County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Lucas County, Iowa.
- A minor city in Russell County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
- A township in Lyon County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
- A village in Richland County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Gregory County, South Dakota.
- A city in Collin County, Texas.
- A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
 
- A suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
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Danish
    
    
Dutch
    
    Alternative forms
    
Etymology
    
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), perchance via Latin Lucas.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈly.kɑs/
- Audio - (file) 
- Hyphenation: Lu‧cas
Proper noun
    
Lucas m
- Luke (book of the Bible)
- (biblical) Luke (traditional name of the author of the Gospel of Luke)
- a male given name from Ancient Greek
Derived terms
    
French
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ly.ka/, /ly.kɑ/
- Audio - (file) 
Proper noun
    
Lucas m
- a male given name, a Latinate variant of Luc
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Latin
    
    Alternative forms
    
Etymology
    
From the Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).
Pronunciation
    
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈluː.kaːs/, [ˈɫ̪uːkäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlu.kas/, [ˈluːkäs]
Declension
    
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
| Case | Singular | 
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lūcās | 
| Genitive | Lūcae | 
| Dative | Lūcae | 
| Accusative | Lūcān | 
| Ablative | Lūcā | 
| Vocative | Lūcā | 
Note: The Accusative is also Lūcam.
Descendants
    
References
    
- “Lūcās”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lucas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian
    
    
Old English
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈluː.kɑs/
Declension
    
Declension of Lucas (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural | 
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lūcas | — | 
| accusative | Lūcas | — | 
| genitive | Lūces | — | 
| dative | Lūce | — | 
Portuguese
    
    Etymology
    
From Old Galician-Portuguese Lucas, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).
Pronunciation
    
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlu.kɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈlu.kɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlu.kas/
 
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈlu.kɐʃ/
Spanish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈlukas/ [ˈlu.kas]
- Rhymes: -ukas
- Syllabification: Lu‧cas
Swedish
    
    
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