Lucan

Lucan

See also: lucan

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English Lucan, from Latin Lūcānus.

Proper noun

Lucan

  1. The Roman poet Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (39–65 CE).
Translations

Etymology 2

From Irish Leamhcán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luːkən/

Proper noun

Lucan

  1. A large village in County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0334).

Etymology 3

From Latin Lūcās (“Luke”) +‎ -an.[1]

Adjective

Lucan (comparative more Lucan, superlative most Lucan)

  1. Alternative spelling of Lukan (“relating to Luke the Evangelist or to Luke–Acts”).

References

  1. ^ “Lucan, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

German

Proper noun

Lucan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Lucans)

  1. alternative spelling of Lukan

Latin

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lūcān

  1. accusative singular of Lūcās
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