Lucas

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈluːkəs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Lu‧cas
  • Rhymes: -uːkəs

Proper noun[edit]

Lucas

  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A township in Effingham County, Illinois.
    2. An unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois.
    3. A minor city in Lucas County, Iowa.
    4. A minor city in Russell County, Kansas.
    5. An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
    6. A township in Lyon County, Minnesota.
    7. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
    8. A village in Richland County, Ohio.
    9. An unincorporated community in Gregory County, South Dakota.
    10. A city in Collin County, Texas.
    11. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
    12. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
  4. A suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Verb[edit]

Lucas (third-person singular simple present Lucases, present participle Lucasing, simple past and past participle Lucased)

  1. (fandom slang, transitive) Synonym of George Lucas

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Danish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lucas

  1. a male given name, variant of Lukas

Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), perchance via Latin Lucas.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈly.kɑs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Lu‧cas

Proper noun[edit]

Lucas m

  1. Luke (book of the Bible)
  2. (biblical) Luke (traditional name of the author of the Gospel of Luke)
  3. a male given name from Ancient Greek

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French[edit]

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Lucas m

  1. a male given name, a Latinate variant of Luc
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Lucas

  1. a male given name, variant of Lukas

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lūcās m sg (genitive Lūcae); first declension

  1. Luke the Evangelist

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

  • Aromanian: Luca
  • Catalan: Lluc
  • English: Lucas
  • French: Luc
  • Italian: Luca
  • Portuguese: Lucas
  • Romanian: Luca
  • Spanish: Lucas

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lucas

  1. a male given name, variant of Lukas

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Lūcās.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lūcas m

  1. Luke the Evangelist

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese Lucas, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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Lucas m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Luke and Lucas
  2. (biblical) Luke (early Christian evangelist)
  3. (biblical) Luke (a book of the New Testament)

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlukas/ [ˈlu.kas]
  • Rhymes: -ukas
  • Syllabification: Lu‧cas

Proper noun[edit]

Lucas m

  1. Luke (biblical character)
  2. Luke (book of the Bible)
  3. a male given name

Swedish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lucas c (genitive Lucas)

  1. a male given name, variant of Lukas