kappa

See also: Kappa, käppä, kapa, kápa, kåpa, and κάπα

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← iota		→ lambda
Κ κ Ancient Greek: κάππα
Wikipedia article on kappa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæpə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æpə

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

kappa (plural kappas)

1. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
2. (finance) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.

Synonyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): tau, vega

Hypernyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

Translations

Greek letter

• Arabic: كَبَا f (kabā)
• Catalan: kappa (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡帕 (zh) (kǎpà)

• Czech: kapa n, kappa n
• Dutch: kappa (nl) m or f
• Esperanto: kapo (eo)
• Finnish: kappa (fi)
• French: kappa (fr) m
• German: Kappa (de) n
• Greek: κάπα (el) n (kápa)

  Ancient: κάππα n (káppa)

• Hebrew: כָּפָּא f (káppa)
• Hungarian: kappa
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Interlingua: kappa
• Japanese: カッパ (kappa)
• Korean: 카파 (ko) (kapa)
• Malay: kapa
• Maori: kāepa
• Marathi: काप्पा n (kāppā)
• Portuguese: capa (pt) m, cá (pt) m
• Russian: ка́ппа (ru) f (káppa)
• Spanish: kappa (es) f
• Swedish: kappa (sv) n
• Tagalog: kapa
• Thai: แคปปา (kɛ́p-bpâa)

Etymology 2

From Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”).

Noun

kappa (plural kappas)

1. (mythology) A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology.
   • 2013, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Kitsune-Mochi: Kitsune Tales #2‎^[2], page 94:

     It was not quite possible for a kappa to go pale, but this one managed, shrinking partly into its shell.

Translations

mythical creature

• Assamese: কাপ্পা (kappa)
• Finnish: kappa (fi)
• French: kappa (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Marathi: काप्पा m (kāppā)
• Swedish: kappa (sv) c
• Sylheti: ꠇꠣꠙ꠆ꠙꠣ (xaffa/xappa)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkap.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkap.pa]

Noun

kappa f (plural kappes)

1. Kappa; the Greek letter Κ (lowercase κ).

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Czech

Noun

kappa n

1. kappa

Synonyms

• kapa n

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpːɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝pːɑ̝]
• Hyphenation: kap‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Germanic, not clearly dateable: compare Old Saxon skap (“a measure”), Old High German scaf (“vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *skapaz, which is possibly a derivative of *skapjaną (“to shape”) (compare also *skappijǭ in Danish skæppe, Old Norse skeppa, Estonian dialectal käpp (“measure”)). Cognate within Finnic with Estonian kapp, Ingrian kappa, Karelian kappa, Ludian kappe, nominally reconstructible as .

Noun

kappa

1. An old unit of measure for volume of dry things, still used for potatoes in market squares. A modern kappa is equal to 5 liters (iso kappa), or 2 liters (pikku kappa), but during the period of autonomy under Russia it was 1/30 of tynnyri (“barrel”) or 5.4961 liters, and before that under the Swedish rule it was 1/32 of tynnyri or 4.58 liters. A further complication is that Swedish and Russian barrels were not of equal size.

Declension

Inflection of kappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		kappa	kapat
genitive		kapan	kappojen
partitive		kappaa	kappoja
illative		kappaan	kappoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kappa	kapat
accusative	nom.	kappa	kapat
	gen.	kapan
genitive		kapan	kappojen kappain rare
partitive		kappaa	kappoja
inessive		kapassa	kapoissa
elative		kapasta	kapoista
illative		kappaan	kappoihin
adessive		kapalla	kapoilla
ablative		kapalta	kapoilta
allative		kapalle	kapoille
essive		kappana	kappoina
translative		kapaksi	kapoiksi
abessive		kapatta	kapoitta
instructive		—	kapoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kappani kappani accusative nom. kappani kappani gen. kappani genitive kappani kappojeni kappaini rare partitive kappaani kappojani inessive kapassani kapoissani elative kapastani kapoistani illative kappaani kappoihini adessive kapallani kapoillani ablative kapaltani kapoiltani allative kapalleni kapoilleni essive kappanani kappoinani translative kapakseni kapoikseni abessive kapattani kapoittani instructive — — comitative — kappoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kappasi kappasi accusative nom. kappasi kappasi gen. kappasi genitive kappasi kappojesi kappaisi rare partitive kappaasi kappojasi inessive kapassasi kapoissasi elative kapastasi kapoistasi illative kappaasi kappoihisi adessive kapallasi kapoillasi ablative kapaltasi kapoiltasi allative kapallesi kapoillesi essive kappanasi kappoinasi translative kapaksesi kapoiksesi abessive kapattasi kapoittasi instructive — — comitative — kappoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kappamme kappamme accusative nom. kappamme kappamme gen. kappamme genitive kappamme kappojemme kappaimme rare partitive kappaamme kappojamme inessive kapassamme kapoissamme elative kapastamme kapoistamme illative kappaamme kappoihimme adessive kapallamme kapoillamme ablative kapaltamme kapoiltamme allative kapallemme kapoillemme essive kappanamme kappoinamme translative kapaksemme kapoiksemme abessive kapattamme kapoittamme instructive — — comitative — kappoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kappanne kappanne accusative nom. kappanne kappanne gen. kappanne genitive kappanne kappojenne kappainne rare partitive kappaanne kappojanne inessive kapassanne kapoissanne elative kapastanne kapoistanne illative kappaanne kappoihinne adessive kapallanne kapoillanne ablative kapaltanne kapoiltanne allative kapallenne kapoillenne essive kappananne kappoinanne translative kapaksenne kapoiksenne abessive kapattanne kapoittanne instructive — — comitative — kappoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kappansa kappansa accusative nom. kappansa kappansa gen. kappansa genitive kappansa kappojensa kappainsa rare partitive kappaansa kappojaan kappojansa inessive kapassaan kapassansa kapoissaan kapoissansa elative kapastaan kapastansa kapoistaan kapoistansa illative kappaansa kappoihinsa adessive kapallaan kapallansa kapoillaan kapoillansa ablative kapaltaan kapaltansa kapoiltaan kapoiltansa allative kapalleen kapallensa kapoilleen kapoillensa essive kappanaan kappanansa kappoinaan kappoinansa translative kapakseen kapaksensa kapoikseen kapoiksensa abessive kapattaan kapattansa kapoittaan kapoittansa instructive — — comitative — kappoineen kappoinensa

Descendants

• Swedish: kappe

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa.

Noun

kappa

1. pelmet
2. women's overcoat

Declension

Inflection of kappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		kappa	kapat
genitive		kapan	kappojen
partitive		kappaa	kappoja
illative		kappaan	kappoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kappa	kapat
accusative	nom.	kappa	kapat
	gen.	kapan
genitive		kapan	kappojen kappain rare
partitive		kappaa	kappoja
inessive		kapassa	kapoissa
elative		kapasta	kapoista
illative		kappaan	kappoihin
adessive		kapalla	kapoilla
ablative		kapalta	kapoilta
allative		kapalle	kapoille
essive		kappana	kappoina
translative		kapaksi	kapoiksi
abessive		kapatta	kapoitta
instructive		—	kapoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kappani kappani accusative nom. kappani kappani gen. kappani genitive kappani kappojeni kappaini rare partitive kappaani kappojani inessive kapassani kapoissani elative kapastani kapoistani illative kappaani kappoihini adessive kapallani kapoillani ablative kapaltani kapoiltani allative kapalleni kapoilleni essive kappanani kappoinani translative kapakseni kapoikseni abessive kapattani kapoittani instructive — — comitative — kappoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kappasi kappasi accusative nom. kappasi kappasi gen. kappasi genitive kappasi kappojesi kappaisi rare partitive kappaasi kappojasi inessive kapassasi kapoissasi elative kapastasi kapoistasi illative kappaasi kappoihisi adessive kapallasi kapoillasi ablative kapaltasi kapoiltasi allative kapallesi kapoillesi essive kappanasi kappoinasi translative kapaksesi kapoiksesi abessive kapattasi kapoittasi instructive — — comitative — kappoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kappamme kappamme accusative nom. kappamme kappamme gen. kappamme genitive kappamme kappojemme kappaimme rare partitive kappaamme kappojamme inessive kapassamme kapoissamme elative kapastamme kapoistamme illative kappaamme kappoihimme adessive kapallamme kapoillamme ablative kapaltamme kapoiltamme allative kapallemme kapoillemme essive kappanamme kappoinamme translative kapaksemme kapoiksemme abessive kapattamme kapoittamme instructive — — comitative — kappoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kappanne kappanne accusative nom. kappanne kappanne gen. kappanne genitive kappanne kappojenne kappainne rare partitive kappaanne kappojanne inessive kapassanne kapoissanne elative kapastanne kapoistanne illative kappaanne kappoihinne adessive kapallanne kapoillanne ablative kapaltanne kapoiltanne allative kapallenne kapoillenne essive kappananne kappoinanne translative kapaksenne kapoiksenne abessive kapattanne kapoittanne instructive — — comitative — kappoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kappansa kappansa accusative nom. kappansa kappansa gen. kappansa genitive kappansa kappojensa kappainsa rare partitive kappaansa kappojaan kappojansa inessive kapassaan kapassansa kapoissaan kapoissansa elative kapastaan kapastansa kapoistaan kapoistansa illative kappaansa kappoihinsa adessive kapallaan kapallansa kapoillaan kapoillansa ablative kapaltaan kapaltansa kapoiltaan kapoiltansa allative kapalleen kapallensa kapoilleen kapoillensa essive kappanaan kappanansa kappoinaan kappoinansa translative kapakseen kapaksensa kapoikseen kapoiksensa abessive kapattaan kapattansa kapoittaan kapoittansa instructive — — comitative — kappoineen kappoinensa

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Greek letter

Κκ	Previous:	ioota
	Next:	lambda

Noun

kappa

1. kappa (tenth letter of Greek alphabet)

Declension

Inflection of kappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		kappa	kapat
genitive		kapan	kappojen
partitive		kappaa	kappoja
illative		kappaan	kappoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kappa	kapat
accusative	nom.	kappa	kapat
	gen.	kapan
genitive		kapan	kappojen kappain rare
partitive		kappaa	kappoja
inessive		kapassa	kapoissa
elative		kapasta	kapoista
illative		kappaan	kappoihin
adessive		kapalla	kapoilla
ablative		kapalta	kapoilta
allative		kapalle	kapoille
essive		kappana	kappoina
translative		kapaksi	kapoiksi
abessive		kapatta	kapoitta
instructive		—	kapoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kappani kappani accusative nom. kappani kappani gen. kappani genitive kappani kappojeni kappaini rare partitive kappaani kappojani inessive kapassani kapoissani elative kapastani kapoistani illative kappaani kappoihini adessive kapallani kapoillani ablative kapaltani kapoiltani allative kapalleni kapoilleni essive kappanani kappoinani translative kapakseni kapoikseni abessive kapattani kapoittani instructive — — comitative — kappoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kappasi kappasi accusative nom. kappasi kappasi gen. kappasi genitive kappasi kappojesi kappaisi rare partitive kappaasi kappojasi inessive kapassasi kapoissasi elative kapastasi kapoistasi illative kappaasi kappoihisi adessive kapallasi kapoillasi ablative kapaltasi kapoiltasi allative kapallesi kapoillesi essive kappanasi kappoinasi translative kapaksesi kapoiksesi abessive kapattasi kapoittasi instructive — — comitative — kappoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kappamme kappamme accusative nom. kappamme kappamme gen. kappamme genitive kappamme kappojemme kappaimme rare partitive kappaamme kappojamme inessive kapassamme kapoissamme elative kapastamme kapoistamme illative kappaamme kappoihimme adessive kapallamme kapoillamme ablative kapaltamme kapoiltamme allative kapallemme kapoillemme essive kappanamme kappoinamme translative kapaksemme kapoiksemme abessive kapattamme kapoittamme instructive — — comitative — kappoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kappanne kappanne accusative nom. kappanne kappanne gen. kappanne genitive kappanne kappojenne kappainne rare partitive kappaanne kappojanne inessive kapassanne kapoissanne elative kapastanne kapoistanne illative kappaanne kappoihinne adessive kapallanne kapoillanne ablative kapaltanne kapoiltanne allative kapallenne kapoillenne essive kappananne kappoinanne translative kapaksenne kapoiksenne abessive kapattanne kapoittanne instructive — — comitative — kappoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kappansa kappansa accusative nom. kappansa kappansa gen. kappansa genitive kappansa kappojensa kappainsa rare partitive kappaansa kappojaan kappojansa inessive kapassaan kapassansa kapoissaan kapoissansa elative kapastaan kapastansa kapoistaan kapoistansa illative kappaansa kappoihinsa adessive kapallaan kapallansa kapoillaan kapoillansa ablative kapaltaan kapaltansa kapoiltaan kapoiltansa allative kapalleen kapallensa kapoilleen kapoillensa essive kappanaan kappanansa kappoinaan kappoinansa translative kapakseen kapaksensa kapoikseen kapoiksensa abessive kapattaan kapattansa kapoittaan kapoittansa instructive — — comitative — kappoineen kappoinensa

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Japanese かっぱ.

Noun

kappa

1. (Japanese mythology) kappa (mythical creature)

Declension

Inflection of kappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		kappa	kapat
genitive		kapan	kappojen
partitive		kappaa	kappoja
illative		kappaan	kappoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kappa	kapat
accusative	nom.	kappa	kapat
	gen.	kapan
genitive		kapan	kappojen kappain rare
partitive		kappaa	kappoja
inessive		kapassa	kapoissa
elative		kapasta	kapoista
illative		kappaan	kappoihin
adessive		kapalla	kapoilla
ablative		kapalta	kapoilta
allative		kapalle	kapoille
essive		kappana	kappoina
translative		kapaksi	kapoiksi
abessive		kapatta	kapoitta
instructive		—	kapoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kappani kappani accusative nom. kappani kappani gen. kappani genitive kappani kappojeni kappaini rare partitive kappaani kappojani inessive kapassani kapoissani elative kapastani kapoistani illative kappaani kappoihini adessive kapallani kapoillani ablative kapaltani kapoiltani allative kapalleni kapoilleni essive kappanani kappoinani translative kapakseni kapoikseni abessive kapattani kapoittani instructive — — comitative — kappoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kappasi kappasi accusative nom. kappasi kappasi gen. kappasi genitive kappasi kappojesi kappaisi rare partitive kappaasi kappojasi inessive kapassasi kapoissasi elative kapastasi kapoistasi illative kappaasi kappoihisi adessive kapallasi kapoillasi ablative kapaltasi kapoiltasi allative kapallesi kapoillesi essive kappanasi kappoinasi translative kapaksesi kapoiksesi abessive kapattasi kapoittasi instructive — — comitative — kappoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kappamme kappamme accusative nom. kappamme kappamme gen. kappamme genitive kappamme kappojemme kappaimme rare partitive kappaamme kappojamme inessive kapassamme kapoissamme elative kapastamme kapoistamme illative kappaamme kappoihimme adessive kapallamme kapoillamme ablative kapaltamme kapoiltamme allative kapallemme kapoillemme essive kappanamme kappoinamme translative kapaksemme kapoiksemme abessive kapattamme kapoittamme instructive — — comitative — kappoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kappanne kappanne accusative nom. kappanne kappanne gen. kappanne genitive kappanne kappojenne kappainne rare partitive kappaanne kappojanne inessive kapassanne kapoissanne elative kapastanne kapoistanne illative kappaanne kappoihinne adessive kapallanne kapoillanne ablative kapaltanne kapoiltanne allative kapallenne kapoillenne essive kappananne kappoinanne translative kapaksenne kapoiksenne abessive kapattanne kapoittanne instructive — — comitative — kappoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kappansa kappansa accusative nom. kappansa kappansa gen. kappansa genitive kappansa kappojensa kappainsa rare partitive kappaansa kappojaan kappojansa inessive kapassaan kapassansa kapoissaan kapoissansa elative kapastaan kapastansa kapoistaan kapoistansa illative kappaansa kappoihinsa adessive kapallaan kapallansa kapoillaan kapoillansa ablative kapaltaan kapaltansa kapoiltaan kapoiltansa allative kapalleen kapallensa kapoilleen kapoillensa essive kappanaan kappanansa kappoinaan kappoinansa translative kapakseen kapaksensa kapoikseen kapoiksensa abessive kapattaan kapattansa kapoittaan kapoittansa instructive — — comitative — kappoineen kappoinensa

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.pa/

Noun

kappa m (plural kappa)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Further reading

• “kappa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒpːɒ]
• Hyphenation: kap‧pa

Noun

kappa (plural kappák)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kappa	kappák
accusative	kappát	kappákat
dative	kappának	kappáknak
instrumental	kappával	kappákkal
causal-final	kappáért	kappákért
translative	kappává	kappákká
terminative	kappáig	kappákig
essive-formal	kappaként	kappákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kappában	kappákban
superessive	kappán	kappákon
adessive	kappánál	kappáknál
illative	kappába	kappákba
sublative	kappára	kappákra
allative	kappához	kappákhoz
elative	kappából	kappákból
delative	kappáról	kappákról
ablative	kappától	kappáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kappáé	kappáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kappáéi	kappákéi

Possessive forms of kappa
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kappám	kappáim
2nd person sing.	kappád	kappáid
3rd person sing.	kappája	kappái
1st person plural	kappánk	kappáink
2nd person plural	kappátok	kappáitok
3rd person plural	kappájuk	kappáik

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/, [ˈkäppä]
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: kàp‧pa
• Homophone: cappa

Noun

kappa m or f (uncountable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.; kay
2. The name of the Greek-script letter Κ/κ; kappa

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta

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Japanese

Romanization

kappa

1. Rōmaji transcription of かっぱ

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kappen

Noun

kappa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of kappe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

kappa n

1. (deprecated template usage) definite plural of kapp

Verb

Alternative forms

• kappe

kappa (present tense kappar, past tense kappa, past participle kappa, passive infinitive kappast, present participle kappande, imperative kappa/kapp)

1. to cut, chop something off quickly in one go

Etymology 2

Noun

kappa f

1. (non-standard since 2012) Alternative form of kappe

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of kappe

Etymology 3

Verb

Alternative forms

• kappe

kappa (present tense kappar, past tense kappa, past participle kappa, passive infinitive kappast, present participle kappande, imperative kappa/kapp)

1. to compete in something

Etymology 4

Noun

kappa m (definite singular kappaen, indefinite plural kappaer or kappaar, definite plural kappaene or kappaane)

1. kappa, a Greek letter

Etymology 5

Noun

kappa m (definite singular kappaen, indefinite plural kappaer or kappaar, definite plural kappaene or kappaane)

1. kappa a Japanese mythological creature

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/

Noun

kappa f (plural kappas)

1. kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ

Synonyms

• cappa

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Swedish

Etymology 1

According to NE: From Old Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa.

According to SAOB online: From Old Swedish kappa, from Middle Low German kappe, ultimately from Late Latin cappa.

According to Svensk etymologisk ordbok: From Old Swedish kappa, from Middle Low German kappe, borrowed from a Romance language, from Medieval Latin cappa, byform of cāpa, probably shortenings of a word derived from Latin caput (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaˌpːa/

• audio:

  (file)

Noun

kappa c

1. pelmet
2. women's overcoat

Declension

Declension of kappa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kappa	kappan	kappor	kapporna
Genitive	kappas	kappans	kappors	kappornas

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

kappa n

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of kappa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kappa	kappat	kappa	kappan
Genitive	kappas	kappats	kappas	kappans

References

• kappa in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
• kappa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kappa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)