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

(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)

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)

kappa the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

See also

Appendix:Greek alphabet

Further reading

κάππα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el