English

Alternative forms

• (Gospel of Luke): Luc. (rare biblical abbreviation)

Proper noun

Luke

1. A male given name.
   • 2005 Dallas Hudgens, Drive Like ****, Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0743251636, page 94:

     "Your parents like Cool Hand Luke, yes?" "I don't really know. Why?" "Why? Because they name you Luke." I was worried I might have to explain that my name wasn't all that uncommon, and, anyway, Claudia had named me after the alter ego of Hank Williams, Luke the Drifter.

2. Luke the Evangelist, an early Christian credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
   • 1611, Bible (KJV), Colossians 4:14::

     Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

3. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Luke, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the third of the four gospels.
4. A patronymic surname​.

Related terms

• (given names) Luca, Lucas, Luka

Translations

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German lūke. Immediately cognate with Dutch luik ‎(“hatch”). Pertaining to German Loch ‎(“hole”) and Lücke ‎(“gap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːkə/

Noun

Luke f ‎(genitive Luke, plural Luken)

1. hatch (opening in the ceiling/floor of a room, in the deck of a ship, etc.)

   Die Luke zum Dachboden klemmt.

   The hatch to the attic is jammed.

   Der Kapitän öffnete die Luke und sah nach draußen.

   The captain opened the hatch and looked outside.

Derived terms

• Dachluke
• Schiffsluke

English

Adjective

luke ‎(not comparable)

1. (Britain) lukewarm

   Nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke. — Dickens.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to the verb lukke

Noun

luke f, m ‎(definite singular luka or luken, indefinite plural luker, definite plural lukene)

1. a small door (including on an Advent calendar)
2. a hatch
3. a window (e.g. ticket window)
4. a gap, space, slot, opening

Derived terms

• bakluke

References

• “luke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to the verb lukke

Noun

luke f ‎(definite singular luka, indefinite plural luker, definite plural lukene)

1. a small door (including on an Advent calendar)
2. a hatch
3. a window (e.g. ticket window)
4. a gap, space, slot, opening

Derived terms

• bakluke

References

• “luke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scots

Noun

luke ‎(plural lukes)

1. A look.
2. An examination, inspection.

Verb

luke ‎(third-person singular present lukes, present participle lukin, past lukit, past participle lukit)

1. To look.
2. To examine, inspect.