# Lucas
## English
### Etymology

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈluːkəs/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: Lu‧cas
* Rhymes: -uːkəs

### Proper noun

Lucas
* A male given name from Latin.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Philemon 23-24::There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.
* A surname originating as a patronymic.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A township in Effingham County, Illinois.
** An unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois.
** A minor city in Lucas County, Iowa.
** A minor city in Russell County, Kansas.
** An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
** A township in Lyon County, Minnesota.
** An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
** A village in Richland County, Ohio.
** An unincorporated community in Gregory County, South Dakota.
** A city in Collin County, Texas.
** A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
** An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
* A suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

#### Derived terms

* Gauss-Lucas theorem
* Lucas County
* Lucas-Penrose argument
* Penrose-Lucas argument

#### Related terms

* Luke

#### Translations
### Verb

Lucas (third-person singular simple present Lucases, present participle Lucasing, simple past and past participle Lucased)
* (fandom slang, transitive) Synonym of George Lucas

### Anagrams

* Claus, cauls, lusca

## Danish
### Proper noun

Lucas
* a male given name, variant of Lukas

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* Lukas

### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), perchance via Latin Lucas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈly.kɑs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Lu‧cas

### Proper noun

Lucas m
* Luke (book of the Bible)
* (biblical) Luke (traditional name of the author of the Gospel of Luke)
* a male given name from Ancient Greek

#### Derived terms

* Luuk

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ly.ka/ ~ /ly.kɑ/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lucas m
* a male given name, a Latinate variant of Luc
* a surname originating as a patronymic

### Anagrams

* calus, culas

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Lucas
* a male given name, variant of Lukas

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Lūc. (abbreviation)

### Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈluː.kaːs/, [ˈɫ̪uːkäːs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈlu.kas/, [ˈluːkäs]

### Proper noun

Lūcās m sg (genitive Lūcae); first declension
* Luke the Evangelist

#### Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

#### Descendants

* → Aromanian: Luca (learned)
* → Catalan: Lluc (learned)
* → English: Lucas
* → French: Luc (learned)
* → Irish: Lúcás
* → German: Lukas
* → Italian: Luca (learned)
* → Portuguese: Lucas (learned)
* → Romanian: Luca (learned)
* → Spanish: Lucas (learned)

### References

* “Lūcās”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Lucas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Lucas
* a male given name, variant of Lukas

## Old English
### Etymology

From Latin Lūcās.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈluː.kɑs/

### Proper noun

Lūcas m
* Luke the Evangelist

#### Declension

Strong a-stem:

## Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlu.kɐs/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈlu.kɐs/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈlu.kɐʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈlu.kas/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈlu.kɐʃ/

### Proper noun

Lucas m
* a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Luke or Lucas
* (biblical) Luke (early Christian evangelist)
* (biblical) Luke (a book of the New Testament)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlukas/ [ˈlu.kas]
* Rhymes: -ukas
* Syllabification: Lu‧cas

### Proper noun

Lucas m
* Luke (biblical character)
* Luke (book of the Bible)
* a male given name

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Lucas c (genitive Lucas)
* a male given name, variant of Lukas

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈlukas/ [ˈluː.xɐs]
* Rhymes: -ukas
* Syllabification: Lu‧cas

### Proper noun

Lucas (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃᜐ᜔)
* Luke (biblical character)
* Luke (book of the Bible)
* a male given name