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See also:Kappaandkäppä

English

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

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈkæpə/
Audio(US): (file)
Rhymes:-æpə
Homophone:cappa

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing fromAncient Greekκάππα(káppa), ultimately fromProto-Semitic*kapp-(“palm, hand”).Doublet ofkaph.

Noun

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kappa (countable anduncountable,pluralkappas)

The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
(finance) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of anoption to changes in the impliedvolatility of the price of theunderlying 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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Greek letter

Arabic:كَبَا f(kabā)
Asturian:kapa (ast),kappa (ast)
Catalan:kappa (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin:卡帕 (zh)(kǎpà)
Coptic:ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁ(kappa)
Czech:kapa n,kappa n
Dutch:kappa (nl) m or f
Esperanto:kapo (eo)
Finnish:kappa (fi)
French:kappa (fr) m
German:Kappa (de) n
Greek:κάπα (el) n(kápa)
Ancient:κάππα n(káppa)
Hebrew:כָּפָּא f(káppa)
Hungarian:kappa (hu)
Interlingua:kappa
Italian:kappa (it) f
Japanese:カッパ (ja)(kappa)
Korean:카파 (ko)(kapa)
Malay:kapa
Maori:kāepa
Marathi:काप्पा m(kāppā)
Polish:kappa (pl) f
Portuguese:capa (pt) m,cá (pt) m
Russian:ка́ппа (ru) f(káppa)
Spanish:kappa (es) f
Swedish:kappa (sv) n
Tagalog:kapa
Thai:แคปปา(kɛ́p-bpâa)

Etymology 2

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:

kappa (folklore)

Wikipedia

FromJapanese河童(kappa,“water imp”).

Noun

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kappa (pluralkappas)

(Japanese mythology) Atortoise-likedemon orimp.
- 2013, Laura VanArendonk Baugh,Kitsune-Mochi: Kitsune Tales #2‎^[4], page94:
  It was not quite possible for akappa to go pale, but this one managed, shrinking partly into its shell.

Translations

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mythical creature

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)[ˈkap.pə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia)[ˈkap.pa]

Noun

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kappa f (pluralkappes)

Kappa; theGreek letterΚ (lowercaseκ)

Czech

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈkapa]

Noun

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kappa n or f

alternative form ofkapa

Declension

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when feminine:

Declension ofkappa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	kappa	kappy
genitive	kappy	kapp
dative	kappě	kappám
accusative	kappu	kappy
vocative	kappo	kappy
locative	kappě	kappách
instrumental	kappou	kappami

Indeclinable when neuter.

Dutch

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Etymology

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FromAncient Greekκάππα(káppa).Doublet ofkaf.

Pronunciation

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Audio: (file)

Noun

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kappa f (pluralkappa's,diminutivekappaatje n)

kappa(letter of the Greek alphabet)

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

FromProto-Finnic*kappa (compareEstoniankapp,Ingriankappa,Kareliankappa,Kukkuzikappa,Ludiankappe),^[1] borrowed fromProto-Germanic*skapaz (compareOld Saxonskap(“a measure”),Old High Germanscaf(“vessel”)).^[2]^[3]

Noun

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kappa

(historical) aunit of measure for the volume of dry goods, equivalent to 1/32 of atynnyri or 4.58 litres in the Kingdom of Sweden and 1/30 of atynnyri or 5.4961 litres in the Russian Empire
an informalunit of measure for the volume of dry goods used in farmers' markets especially for potatoes, equal to 5 litres, or 2 litres forpikku kappa
a measuring vessel of onekappa, roughly cubical and typically made of wood
(mining)skip(transportation container in a mine)

Declension

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Inflection ofkappa (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
accusative	gen.	kapan	kapat
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 ofkappa(Kotus type 9*B/kala,pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kappani	kappani
accusative	nom.	kappani	kappani
accusative	gen.	kappani	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
accusative	gen.	kappasi	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
accusative	gen.	kappamme	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
accusative	gen.	kappanne	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
accusative	gen.	kappansa	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

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromSwedishkappa, fromMedieval Latincappa.

Noun

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kappa

pelmet
women'sovercoat

Declension

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Inflection ofkappa (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
accusative	gen.	kapan	kapat
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 ofkappa(Kotus type 9*B/kala,pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kappani	kappani
accusative	nom.	kappani	kappani
accusative	gen.	kappani	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
accusative	gen.	kappasi	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
accusative	gen.	kappamme	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
accusative	gen.	kappanne	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
accusative	gen.	kappansa	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

Etymology 3

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FinnishWikipedia has an article on:

kappa (kirjain)

Wikipedia^fi

Greek letter
Κκ	Previous:	ioota
Κκ	Next:	lambda

Borrowed fromAncient Greekκάππα(káppa).

Noun

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kappa

kappa(tenth letter of Greek alphabet)

Declension

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Inflection ofkappa (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
accusative	gen.	kapan	kapat
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 ofkappa(Kotus type 9*B/kala,pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kappani	kappani
accusative	nom.	kappani	kappani
accusative	gen.	kappani	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
accusative	gen.	kappasi	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
accusative	gen.	kappamme	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
accusative	gen.	kappanne	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
accusative	gen.	kappansa	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

Etymology 4

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Borrowed fromJapaneseかっぱ.

Noun

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kappa

(Japanese mythology)kappa(mythical creature)

Declension

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Inflection ofkappa (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
accusative	gen.	kapan	kapat
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 ofkappa(Kotus type 9*B/kala,pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kappani	kappani
accusative	nom.	kappani	kappani
accusative	gen.	kappani	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
accusative	gen.	kappasi	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
accusative	gen.	kappamme	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
accusative	gen.	kappanne	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
accusative	gen.	kappansa	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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^Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*kappa”, inYhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[1] (in Finnish)
^Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012.Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
^Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000),Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[2] (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

French

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ka.pa/
Audio(France (Vosges)): (file)
Audio(France (Agen)): (file)

Noun

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kappa m (invariable)

kappa(Greek letter)

Hungarian

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HungarianWikipedia has an article on:

kappa

Wikipedia^hu

Etymology

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FromAncient Greekκάππα(káppa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kappa (pluralkappák)

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 ofkappa
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 (genitive singularköppu,nominative pluralköppur)or
kappa n (genitive singularkappa,nominative pluralköppu)

kappa(Greek letter)

Declension

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Declension ofkappa (feminine)
	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

Declension ofkappa (neuter)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kappa	kappað	köppu	köppun
accusative	kappa	kappað	köppu	köppun
dative	kappa	kappanu	köppum	köppunum
genitive	kappa	kappans	kappa	kappanna

Ingrian

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Etymology

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FromProto-Finnic*kappa. Cognates includeFinnishkappa andEstoniankapp.

Pronunciation

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(Ala-Laukaa)IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpːɑ/,[ˈkɑpː]
(Soikkola)IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpːɑ/,[ˈkɑpːɑ]
Rhymes:-ɑpː,-ɑpːɑ
Hyphenation:kap‧pa

Noun

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kappa

a unit of dryvolume equivalent to about 9.16 liters

Usage notes

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Onekappa is equal to one-fourth of avakka.

Declension

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Declension ofkappa (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 ^) theaccusative corresponds with either thegenitive (sg) ornominative (pl) ^*) thecomitative is formed by adding the suffix-ka^? or-kä^? to thegenitive.

References

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Ruben E. Nirvi (1971),Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page134

Italian

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ItalianWikipedia has an article on:

kappa

Wikipedia^it

Etymology

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FromAncient Greekκάππα(káppa).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kappa m or f (invariable)

the name of theGreek-script letterΚ/κ;kappa
The name of theLatin-script letterK/k.;kay

Japanese

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Romanization

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kappa

Rōmaji transcription ofかっぱ

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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kappen

Noun

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kappa m or f

definite feminine singular ofkappe

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kappa n

definite plural ofkapp

Verb

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kappa (present tensekappar,past tensekappa,past participlekappa,passive infinitivekappast,present participlekappande,imperativekappa/kapp)

tocut,chop something off quickly in one go

kappa f

(non-standard since2012)alternative form ofkappe
definite singular ofkappe

Etymology 3

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Verb

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kappa (present tensekappar,past tensekappa,past participlekappa,passive infinitivekappast,present participlekappande,imperativekappa/kapp)

tocompete in something

Alternative forms

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kappe

Etymology 4

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Noun

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kappa m (definite singularkappaen,indefinite pluralkappaerorkappaar,definite pluralkappaeneorkappaane)

kappa, a Greek letter

Etymology 5

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Noun

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kappa m (definite singularkappaen,indefinite pluralkappaerorkappaar,definite pluralkappaeneorkappaane)

kappa a Japanese mythological creature

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Alternative scripts

𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧(Brahmi script)
कप्प(Devanagari script)
কপ্প(Bengali script)
කප‍්ප(Sinhalese script)
ကပ္ပ orၵပ္ပ orၵပ်ပ(Burmese script)
กปฺป orกัปปะ(Thai script)
ᨠᨷ᩠ᨷ(Tai Tham script)
ກປ຺ປ orກັປປະ(Lao script)
កប្ប(Khmer script)
𑄇𑄛𑄴𑄛(Chakma script)

Etymology

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Inherited fromSanskritकल्प(kalpa).

Adjective

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kappa

fit,suitable,worthy^[1]
- Mah. 85,(Can wedate this quote?): “kappākappesu kovido ―skilled in distinguishingsuitable andunsuitable things”
- Mah. 124,(Can wedate this quote?): “Phalāni Buddhakappāni ―fruitsworthy of the Buddha”
nearlyequal to,rivalling,resembling,like^[1]
- Alw. I. 54,(Can wedate this quote?): “Satthukappo ―like the Teacher himself”

This entry needsquotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting,durably archived quotes, then please add them!
Particularly: “These quotations need cleaning up.”

Declension

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Declension table of "kappa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kappo	kappā
Accusative (second)	kappaṃ	kappe
Instrumental (third)	kappena	kappehiorkappebhi
Dative (fourth)	kappassaorkappāyaorkappatthaṃ	kappānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kappasmāorkappamhāorkappā	kappehiorkappebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kappassa	kappānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kappasmiṃorkappamhiorkappe	kappesu
Vocative (calling)	kappa	kappā

Declension table of "kappa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kappaṃ	kappāni
Accusative (second)	kappaṃ	kappāni
Instrumental (third)	kappena	kappehiorkappebhi
Dative (fourth)	kappassaorkappāyaorkappatthaṃ	kappānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kappasmāorkappamhāorkappā	kappehiorkappebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kappassa	kappānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kappasmiṃorkappamhiorkappe	kappesu
Vocative (calling)	kappa	kappāni

Noun

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kappa m [2]

time
ashort time,moment
Atthikappo nippajjítuṁ^[1]
There is abrief space to lie down.
precept,rule,ordinance
rules concerning rites, one of the Vedaṅgas
practice,usage,mode
- Dh. 394,(Can wedate this quote?): “Jīvitakappo ―mode of life”
alternative,permission
- Mah. 15; Pát. xxxix,(Can wedate 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-inchalternative is allowable.”)”
- Pát. 97,(Can wedate this quote?): “Aññatra kappā ―without leave”
achapter orsection of abook
thought
whole
- Kh. 4,(Can wedate this quote?): “Kevalakappaṃ Jetavanaṃ ―the whole of Jetavana”
avast period,age,world cycle
Niccaṁ kappaṁ^[1]
always
Kappabindu
Synonym:kappabindu

Declension

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Declension table of "kappa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	kappo	kappā
Accusative (second)	kappaṃ	kappe
Instrumental (third)	kappena	kappehiorkappebhi
Dative (fourth)	kappassaorkappāyaorkappatthaṃ	kappānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	kappasmāorkappamhāorkappā	kappehiorkappebhi
Genitive (sixth)	kappassa	kappānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	kappasmiṃorkappamhiorkappe	kappesu
Vocative (calling)	kappa	kappā

Derived terms

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vikappa

References

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↑^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page185.
^A. P. Buddhadatta Mahāthera (1958),Concise Pāli-English Dictionary‎^[3], 2nd edition, page92

Polish

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PolishWikipedia has an article on:

kappa

Wikipedia^pl

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes:-appa
Syllabification:kap‧pa

Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing fromAncient Greekκάππα(káppa).

Noun

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kappa f

kappa(Greek letter Κ, κ)

Declension

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Declension ofkappa

	singular	plural
nominative	kappa	kappy
genitive	kappy	kapp
dative	kappie	kappom
accusative	kappę	kappy
instrumental	kappą	kappami
locative	kappie	kappach
vocative	kappo	kappy

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromJapanese河童.

Noun

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kappa f

(Japanese mythology)kappa(tortoise-like demon or imp)

Declension

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Declension ofkappa

	singular	plural
nominative	kappa	kappy
genitive	kappy	kapp
dative	kappie	kappom
accusative	kappę	kappy
instrumental	kappą	kappami
locative	kappie	kappach
vocative	kappo	kappy

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromAncient Greekκάππα(káppa).

Noun

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kappa m (pluralkappa)

kappa

Declension

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	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	kappa	kappaul	kappa	kappai
genitive-dative	kappa	kappaului	kappa	kappalor
vocative	kappaule		kappalor

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 (pluralkappas)

kappa; the Greek letterΚ,κ
Synonym:cappa

Swedish

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SwedishWikipedia has an article on:

kappa (garment)

Wikipedia^sv

Etymology 1

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According to NE: FromOld Swedishkappa, fromMedieval Latincappa.

According to SAOB online: FromOld Swedishkappa, fromMiddle Low Germankappe, ultimately fromLate Latincappa.

According to Svensk etymologisk ordbok: FromOld Swedishkappa, fromMiddle Low Germankappe, borrowed from aRomance language, fromMedieval Latincappa, byform ofcāpa, probably shortenings of a word derived fromLatincaput(“head”).