English

Proper noun

Lucas

1. A male given name.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV):: Philemon 23 - 24:

     There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

2. A patronymic surname​.
3. Any of several place names.

Related terms

• Luke

Translations

Anagrams

• cauls, Claus, lusca

Danish

Proper noun

Lucas

1. A male given name, variant spelling of Lukas.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lucas ?

1. Luke (book of the Bible)
2. A male given name

French

Proper noun

Lucas

1. A male given name, a Latinate variant of Luc.
2. A patronymic surname​.

Anagrams

• calus, culas

German

Proper noun

Lucas

1. A male given name, variant spelling of Lukas.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Lūc. abbreviation

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς ‎(Loukâs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈluː.kaːs/

Proper noun

Lūcās m ‎(genitive Lūcae); first declension

1. Luke the Evangelist

Declension

First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ās.

Note: The Accusative is also Lūcam.

Descendants

• English: Lucas

References

• Lūcās in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Lucas”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lucas

1. A male given name, variant spelling of Lukas.

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.kɐs/

Proper noun

Lucas m

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

Spanish

Proper noun

Lucas m

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

Swedish

Proper noun

Lucas

1. A male given name, variant spelling of Lukas.

Spanish

Noun

lucas f pl

1. plural of luca