каппа

See also: κάππα, kappa, Kappa, and käppä

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkapːə]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

ка́ппа • (káppa) f inan (genitive ка́ппы, nominative plural ка́ппы, genitive plural капп)

  1. kappa (the Greek letter Κ/κ)
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kappe, ultimately from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of ка́па (kápa) and ша́пка (šápka).

Noun

ка́ппа • (káppa) f inan (genitive ка́ппы, nominative plural ка́ппы, genitive plural капп)

  1. (dentistry) mouthguard, aligner
  2. (sports) mouthguard, gumshield
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa).

Noun

ка́ппа • (káppa) f anim (genitive ка́ппы, nominative plural ка́ппы, genitive plural капп)

  1. (mythology) kappa (in Japanese mythology)
Declension
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