Lucan

See also: lucan

English

Etymology 1

From Latin Lucanus.

Proper noun

Lucan

1. The Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus.

Translations

a Roman poet

• Arabic: لوكان m (Lūkān)
• Basque: Lukano
• Catalan: Lucà m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 盧坎／卢坎 (Lúkǎn)

• French: Lucain (fr) m
• German: Lukan m, Lucan m
• Greek: Λουκανός (el) m (Loukanós)
• Hungarian: Lucanus
• Italian: Lucano (it) m
• Japanese: ルカヌス (Rukanusu)
• Korean: 루카누스 (rukanuseu)
• Latin: Lucanus m
• Latvian: Lukāns m
• Portuguese: Lucano m
• Russian: Лука́н (ru) m (Lukán)
• Spanish: Lucano (es) m

Etymology 2

From Irish Leamhcán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːkən/

Proper noun

Lucan

1. A large village in County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0334).

Etymology 3

Adjective

Lucan (comparative more Lucan, superlative most Lucan)

1. Alternative form of Lukan; relating to Luke the Evangelist.

Anagrams

• Canul, uncal

German

Proper noun

Lucan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Lucans)

1. Alternative spelling of Lukan

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈluː.kaːn/, [ˈɫ̪uːkäːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.kan/, [ˈluːkän]

Proper noun

Lūcān

1. accusative of Lūcās