ϙόππα

See also: κόππα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• κόππα (kóppa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤒 (qōp).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kóp.pa/ → /ˈkop.pa/ → /ˈko.pa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kóp.pa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.pa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.pa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.pa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈko.pa/

Noun

ϙόππᾰ • (qóppa) n (indeclinable)

1. qoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient Greek alphabet falling between ϻ and ρ. Reduced to use as a numeral 90 by antiquity.

Descendants

• Greek: Ϟ, ϟ
• Latin: Q, q