κάππα

See also: каппа, kappa, Kappa, and käppä

Ancient Greek

previous letter   ἰῶτα		following letter   λάβδα
Κ κ   –   English: kappa

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤊 (k /⁠kāp⁠/).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /káp.pa/ → /ˈkap.pa/ → /ˈka.pa/

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

Noun

κάππα • (káppa) n (indeclinable)

1. kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the Ancient Greek alphabet.

Descendants

• Greek: κάπα (kápa), κάππα (káppa)

Greek

previous letter   γιώτα		following letter   λάμδα
Κ κ   –   English: kappa

Alternative forms

• κάπα n (kápa)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.pa/
• Hyphenation: κάπ‧πα

Noun

κάππα • (káppa) n (indeclinable)

1. kappa the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

See also

• Appendix:Greek alphabet

Further reading

• κάππα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el