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 (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.

• (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.

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

kappa f (plural kappes)

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkapa]

kappa n or f

1. Alternative form of kapa

when feminine:

Indeclinable when neuter.

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

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

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

1. kappa (letter of the Greek alphabet)

• kappa on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

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

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.

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

• → Swedish: kappe

• “1. kappa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Borrowed from Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa.

kappa

1. pelmet
2. women's overcoat

• “2. kappa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

kappa

1. kappa (tenth letter of Greek alphabet)

• “3. kappa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

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

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

kappa

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

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

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

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/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

1. fit, suitable, worthy[1]
   • Mah. 85, (Can we date this quote?): “kappākappesu kovido ― skilled in distinguishing suitable and unsuitable things”
   • Mah. 124, (Can we date this quote?): “Phalāni Buddhakappāni ― fruits worthy of the Buddha”
2. nearly equal to, rivalling, resembling, like[1]
   • Alw. I. 54, (Can we date this quote?): “Satthukappo ― like the Teacher himself”

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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?): “Jīvitakappo ― mode 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 kappā ― without leave”
7. a chapter or section of a book
8. thought
9. whole
   • Kh. 4, (Can we date this quote?): “Kevalakappaṃ Jetavanaṃ ― the whole of Jetavana”
10. a vast period, age, world cycle

    Niccaṁ kappaṁ[1]

    always

11. Kappabindu

    Synonym: kappabindu

• 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 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)