"Lucas" meaning in Latin

See Lucas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈɫuː.kaːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈluː.kas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|Λουκᾶς}} Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Lūcās<1>|acc_sg=Lūcān/Lūcam}} Lūcās m sg (genitive Lūcae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Lūcās<1>|acc_sg=Lūcān/Lūcam}} Forms: Lūcās [canonical, masculine, singular], Lūcae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lūcās [nominative, singular], Lūcae [genitive, singular], Lūcae [dative, singular], Lūcān [accusative, singular], Lūcam [accusative, singular], Lūcā [ablative, singular], Lūcā [singular, vocative], Lūc. [alternative, abbreviation]
  1. Luke the Evangelist Tags: declension-1
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      "lang_code": "rup",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
      ],
      "word": "Luca"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
      ],
      "word": "Lluc"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing",
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      ],
      "word": "Luc"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Lúcás"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Lukas"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
      ],
      "word": "Luca"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
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        "learned"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
      ],
      "word": "Luca"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
      ],
      "word": "Lucas"
    }
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).",
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Lūcās",
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      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lūcae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Lūcān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lūcam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Lūcā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "Lūc.",
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        "abbreviation"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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        "acc_sg": "Lūcān/Lūcam"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈluː.kas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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        "learned borrowing",
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      ],
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Lúcás"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Lukas"
    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
      ],
      "word": "Luca"
    },
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        "learned borrowing",
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      ],
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    },
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        "learned borrowing",
        "learned"
      ],
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    },
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        "learned borrowing",
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      ],
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    }
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lūcae",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Lūcās",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lūcae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lūcān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lūcam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Lūcā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "glosses": [
        "Luke the Evangelist"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫuː.kaːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈluː.kas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lucas"
}

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