German

Noun

Kappa n ‎(genitive Kappa or Kappas, plural Kappas)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Declension

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

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

Noun

kappa ‎(plural kappas)

1. The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Translations

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kappa ‎(plural kappas)

1. (mythology) A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology.

Translations

Catalan

Noun

kappa f ‎(plural kappes)

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

Czech

Noun

kappa n

1. kappa

Synonyms

• kapa n

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpːɑ/
• Hyphenation: kap‧pa

Declension

Etymology 1

< Swedish kappe ‎(“old measure of volume equal to 4.58 liters”). Cognates include Estonian kapp, German Kapp.

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.

Etymology 2

From Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa.

Noun

kappa

1. pelmet
2. women's overcoat

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek κάππα ‎(káppa).

Noun

kappa

1. kappa (tenth letter of Greek alphabet)

Etymology 4

From Japanese かっぱ.

Noun

kappa

1. (mythology) kappa (mythical creature)

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.

French

Noun

kappa m ‎(plural kappa)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάππα ‎(káppa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kappa ‎(plural kappák)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάππα ‎(káppa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kappa m, f ‎(invariable)

1. kappa (Greek letter)
2. kay, the letter K

Japanese

Romanization

kappa

1. rōmaji reading of かっぱ

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kappen

Noun

kappa m, f

1. definite feminine singular of kappe

Spanish

Noun

kappa f ‎(plural kappas)

1. kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ

Synonyms

• cappa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin cappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaˌpːa/

Noun

kappa c

1. pelmet
2. women's overcoat

Declension

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κάππα ‎(káppa).

Noun

kappa n

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Declension