luke

Other forms of luke

plural

lukes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about luke

What does luke mean?

luke means "(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in luke?

luke has 1 syllable: luke. In IPA it is /ˈluk/.

What is another word for luke?

Close synonyms include Saint Luke, St. Luke, Gospel of Luke, Gospel According to Luke. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is luke a common word?

luke is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.