κάππα
Ancient Greek
previous letter ἰῶτα |
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following letter λάβδα |
Κ κ – English: kappa |
Etymology
Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤊 (kāp).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /káp.pa/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkap.pa/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈkap.pa/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈkap.pa/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈka.pa/
Noun
κάππα • (káppa) n (indeclinable)
- kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.
Greek
previous letter γιώτα |
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following letter λάμδα |
Κ κ – English: kappa |
Alternative forms
- κάπα n (kápa)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).
Pronunciation
Noun
κάππα • (káppa) n (indeclinable)
- kappa the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
See also
Further reading
κάππα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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