kappa

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæpə/

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• Rhymes: -æpə
• Homophone: cappa

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

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.

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

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

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

kappa (plural kappas)

1. (Japanese mythology) A tortoise-like demon or imp.
   • 2013, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Kitsune-Mochi: Kitsune Tales #2‎, page 94:

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

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/

kappa f (plural kappes)

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapa]

kappa n

1. kappa

   Synonym: kapa

• kappa in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kappa in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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

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.

kappa

A five litre kappa from 1892

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

• Swedish: kappe

Borrowed from Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa.

kappa

1. pelmet
2. women's overcoat

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

kappa

1. kappa (tenth letter of Greek alphabet)

Borrowed from Japanese かっぱ.

kappa

1. (Japanese mythology) kappa (mythical creature)

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

• IPA^(key): /ka.pa/

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kappa m (plural kappa)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

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

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

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

kappa (plural kappák)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

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

1. kappa (Greek letter)

Feminine declension:

Neuter declension:

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

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

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.; kay

• (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

kappa

1. Rōmaji transcription of かっぱ

• kappen

kappa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of kappe

kappa n

1. definite plural of kapp

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

• kappe

kappa f

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

• kappe

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

1. kappa, a Greek letter

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

1. kappa a Japanese mythological creature

kappa

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kappa ?

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• vikappa

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/

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• Rhymes: -appa
• Syllabification: kap‧pa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), from Phoenician 𐤊‎ (k /kāp/).

kappa f

1. kappa (Greek letter Κ, κ)

Borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa).

kappa f

1. (Japanese mythology) kappa (Greek letter Κ, κ)

• kappa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kappa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

kappa m (plural kappa)

1. kappa

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

kappa f (plural kappas)

1. kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ

   Synonym: cappa

• “kappa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaˌpːa/, [ˈcʰapːa]

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kappa c

1. women's overcoat
2. pelmet

• kapprum
• vända kappan efter vinden

• → Finnish: kappa

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

kappa n

1. kappa (Greek letter)

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