Luka
English edit
Etymology edit
From the common Slavic (Serbo-Croatian, etc) male given name Luka and from Russian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.
Proper noun edit
Luka
- A male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage.
- 1987, Suzanne Vega, Luka (a song):
- My name is Luka / I live on the second floor / I live upstairs from you / Yes I think you've seen me before
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From the Slavic male given name Luka, most likely specifically from Russian Лука́ (Luká), cognate with English Luke and Lucas.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Luka
- a male given name from the Slavic languages, of modern usage
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Лука́ (Luká).
Declension edit
Inflection of Luka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Luka | Lukat | ||
genitive | Lukan | Lukien | ||
partitive | Lukaa | Lukia | ||
illative | Lukaan | Lukiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Luka | Lukat | ||
accusative | nom. | Luka | Lukat | |
gen. | Lukan | |||
genitive | Lukan | Lukien Lukainrare | ||
partitive | Lukaa | Lukia | ||
inessive | Lukassa | Lukissa | ||
elative | Lukasta | Lukista | ||
illative | Lukaan | Lukiin | ||
adessive | Lukalla | Lukilla | ||
ablative | Lukalta | Lukilta | ||
allative | Lukalle | Lukille | ||
essive | Lukana | Lukina | ||
translative | Lukaksi | Lukiksi | ||
abessive | Lukatta | Lukitta | ||
instructive | — | Lukin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Luka is the 182nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,361 male individuals (and as a middle name to 499 more), and also belongs to 23 female individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams edit
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Luka
- Luke (biblical character).
- 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kolosa 4:14 (tr. KJV Colossians 4:14):
- Ke uwē aku nei iā ʻoukou ʻo Luka, ke kahuna lapaʻau punahele, a me Dema.
- Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
- 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Kolosa 4:14 (tr. KJV Colossians 4:14):
- Luke (book of the Bible).
- a male given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Luke
- a female given name originating from the Bible, equivalent to English Ruth, vernacular form of the biblical Ruta
References edit
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 183, 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Luka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 27 women and 14 men.
Serbo-Croatian edit
Proper noun edit
Luka m (Cyrillic spelling Лука)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Luke
Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lúka m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Luke
Inflection edit
Masculine anim., a-stem | ||
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nominative | Lúka | |
genitive | Lúke | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Lúka | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
— | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Lúki | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Lúko |
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Lúka | |
genitive | Lúka | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Lúka | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
— | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Lúku | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Lúkom |
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun edit
Luka
- (biblical) Luke (book of the New Testament)
See also edit
- (books of the New Testament: vitabu vya Agano Jipya) Mathayo (“Matthew”), Marko (“Mark”), Luka (“Luke”), Yohane (“John”), Matendo (“Acts”), Waroma (“Romans”), Wakorintho 1 (“1 Corinthians”), Wakorintho 2 (“2 Corinthians”), Wagalatia (“Galatians”), Waefeso (“Ephesians”), Wafilipi (“Philippians”), Wakolosai (“Colossians”), Wathesalonike 1 (“1 Thessalonians”), Wathesalonike 2 (“2 Thessalonians”), Timotheo 1 (“1 Timothy”), Timotheo 2 (“2 Timothy”), Tito (“Titus”), Filemoni (“Philemon”), Waebrania (“Hebrews”), Yakobo (“James”), Petro 1 (“1 Peter”), Petro 2 (“2 Peter”), Yohane 1 (“1 John”), Yohane 2 (“2 John”), Yohane 3 (“3 John”), Yuda (“Jude”), Ufunuo (“Revelations”) (Category: sw:Books of the Bible) [edit]