Noun: Luke
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Luke |
| Plural | Luken |
Definite
| Singular | die Luke |
| Plural | die Luken |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Luke |
| Plural | Luken |
Definite
| Singular | der Luke |
| Plural | der Luken |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Luke |
| Plural | Luken |
Definite
| Singular | der Luke |
| Plural | den Luken |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Luke |
| Plural | Luken |
Definite
| Singular | die Luke |
| Plural | die Luken |
Sample Sentences
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Die Luke zum Dachboden klemmt. (The hatch to the attic is jammed.)
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Der Kapitän öffnete die Luke und sah nach draußen. (The captain opened the hatch and looked outside.)
Nouns inflected like Luke
Teetasse,
Hemmschwelle,
Türangel,
Entspannungspause,
Umgehungsstraße,
Schuppenflechte,
Glasplatte,
Türfalle,
Teestube,
Drossel,
Biosynthese,
Briefklammer,
Bandbrasse,
Bandbreite,
Eisscholle,
Bauweise,
Umhängetasche,
Schwester,
K-Frage,
Abflughalle, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Borrowed from Low German, from Middle Low German lûke, from Old Saxon *lūka, from Proto-West Germanic *lūkā.
2. Cognate with Dutch luik (“hatch”) and, more distantly, doublet of Loch (“hole”) and Lücke (“gap”); see the former for more. See: Dutch Nouns '
luik'.
Verbs referencing "Luke"
Dutch Nouns
luik, French Nouns
lucarne.
Translations