kappa

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See also: Kappa, and käppä

English

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Ancient Greek Alphabet

iota

lambda
Κ κ
Ancient Greek: κάππα
Wikipedia article on kappa

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (palm, hand). Doublet of kaph.

Noun

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kappa (countable and uncountable, 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
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  • (measure of derivative price sensitivity): tau, vega
Hypernyms
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  • (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
Derived terms
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Translations
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Etymology 2

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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From Japanese 河童 (kappa, water imp).

Noun

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kappa (plural kappas)

  1. (Japanese mythology) A tortoise-like demon or imp.
    • 2013, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Kitsune-Mochi: Kitsune Tales #2[4], page 94:
      It was not quite possible for a kappa to go pale, but this one managed, shrinking partly into its shell.
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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kappa f (plural kappes)

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

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kappa n or f

  1. Alternative form of kapa

Declension

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when feminine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

Further reading

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  • kappa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kappa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
See also: theta

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa). Doublet of kaf.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kappa f (plural kappa's, diminutive kappaatje n)

  1. kappa (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Further reading

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑpːɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝pːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kap‧pa

Etymology 1

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A cubical wooden measuring vessel, a kappa.
A five litre kappa from 1892

Borrowing from Germanic, not clearly dateable: compare Old Saxon skap (a measure), Old High German scaf (vessel), from Proto-Germanic *skapaz,[1][2] which is possibly a derivative of *skapjaną (to shape)[3] (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 Proto-Finnic *kappa.

Noun

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kappa

  1. (historical) a unit of measure for the volume of dry goods, equivalent to 1/32 of a tynnyri or 4.58 litres in the Kingdom of Sweden and 1/30 of a tynnyri or 5.4961 litres in the Russian Empire
  2. in modern use, a unit of measure for the volume of dry goods used in farmers' markets especially for potatoes, equal to 5 litres, or 2 litres for pikku kappa
  3. a measuring vessel of one kappa, roughly cubical and typically made of wood
Declension
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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
Derived terms
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compounds
Descendants
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  • Swedish: kappe

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa.

Noun

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kappa

  1. pelmet
  2. women's overcoat
Declension
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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
Derived terms
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compounds

Further reading

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Etymology 3

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Greek letter
Κκ Previous: ioota
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

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kappa

  1. kappa (tenth letter of Greek alphabet)
Declension
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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

Further reading

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Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Japanese かっぱ.

Noun

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kappa

  1. (Japanese mythology) kappa (mythical creature)
Declension
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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

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  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  2. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  3. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kappa m (plural kappa)

  1. kappa (Greek letter)

Further reading

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒpːɒ]
  • Hyphenation: kap‧pa
  • Rhymes: -pɒ

Noun

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kappa (plural kappák)

  1. kappa (Greek letter)

Declension

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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

Icelandic

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Noun

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kappa f or n (genitive singular köppu or kappa, no plural)

  1. kappa (Greek letter)

Declension

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Feminine declension:

    Declension of kappa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kappa kappan köppur köppurnar
accusative köppu köppuna köppur köppurnar
dative köppu köppunni köppum köppunum
genitive köppu köppunnar kappa kappanna

Neuter declension:

    Declension of kappa
n-w singular
indefinite definite
nominative kappa kappað
accusative kappa kappað
dative kappa kappanu
genitive kappa kappans

Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kappa. Cognates include Finnish kappa and Estonian kapp.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kappa

  1. a unit of dry volume equivalent to about 9.16 liters

Usage notes

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  • One kappa is equal to one-fourth of a vakka.

Declension

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Declension of kappa (type 3/kana, pp-p gradation)
singular plural
nominative kappa kapat
genitive kapan kappoin
partitive kappaa kappoja
illative kappaa kappoi
inessive kapas kapois
elative kapast kapoist
allative kapalle kapoille
adessive kapal kapoil
ablative kapalt kapoilt
translative kapaks kapoiks
essive kappanna, kappaan kappoinna, kappoin
exessive1) kappant kappoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 134

Italian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kappa m or f (invariable)

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

See also

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kappa

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かっぱ

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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kappa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of kappe

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kappa n

  1. definite plural of kapp

Verb

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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
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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kappa f

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

Etymology 3

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Verb

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

  1. to compete in something
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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

  1. kappa, a Greek letter

Etymology 5

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Noun

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

  1. kappa a Japanese mythological creature

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa).

Adjective

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kappa

  1. fit, suitable, worthy[1]
    • Mah. 85, (Can we date this quote?):kappākappesu kovidoskilled in distinguishing suitable and unsuitable things
    • Mah. 124, (Can we date this quote?):Phalāni Buddhakappānifruits worthy of the Buddha
  2. nearly equal to, rivalling, resembling, like[1]
    • Alw. I. 54, (Can we date this quote?):Satthukappolike the Teacher himself
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Declension

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Noun

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kappa m[2]

  1. time
  2. a short time, moment
    Atthi kappo nippajjítuṁ[1]
    There is a brief space to lie down.
  3. precept, rule, ordinance
  4. rules concerning rites, one of the Vedaṅgas
  5. practice, usage, mode
    • Dh. 394, (Can we date this quote?):Jīvitakappomode of life
  6. alternative, permission
    • Mah. 15; Pát. xxxix, (Can we date this quote?):Kappati dvaṅgulakappo.Permission is granted to extend the allotted tome for the mid-day meal to two inches of the sun's shadow after noon. (literally, “The two-inch alternative is allowable.”)
    • Pát. 97, (Can we date this quote?):Aññatra kappāwithout leave
  7. a chapter or section of a book
  8. thought
  9. whole
    • Kh. 4, (Can we date this quote?):Kevalakappaṃ Jetavanaṃthe whole of Jetavana
  10. a vast period, age, world cycle
    Niccaṁ kappaṁ[1]
    always
  11. Kappabindu
    Synonym: kappabindu

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 185.
  2. ^ A. P. Buddhadatta Mahāthera (1958) Concise Pāli-English Dictionary[3], 2nd edition, page 92

Further reading

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “kappa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

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kappa f

  1. kappa (Greek letter Κ, κ)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Japanese 河童.

Noun

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kappa f

  1. (Japanese mythology) kappa (tortoise-like demon or imp)
Declension
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Further reading

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  • kappa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

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kappa m (plural kappa)

  1. kappa

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ [ˈka.pa]
  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Syllabification: kap‧pa

Noun

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kappa f (plural kappas)

  1. kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ
    Synonym: cappa

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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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

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Noun

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kappa c

  1. women's overcoat
  2. pelmet
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

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kappa n

  1. kappa (Greek letter)
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References

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