каппа

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See also: κάππα, kappa, Kappa, and käppä

Russian

 каппа on Russian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

ка́ппа (káppaf inan (genitive ка́ппы, nominative plural ка́ппы, genitive plural капп)

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

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

ка́ппа (káppaf inan (genitive ка́ппы, nominative plural ка́ппы, genitive plural капп)

  1. (dentistry) mouthguard, aligner
  2. (sports) mouthguard, gumshield
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Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa).

Noun

ка́ппа (káppaf anim (genitive ка́ппы, nominative plural ка́ппы, genitive plural капп)

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

Ukrainian

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Noun

ка́ппа (káppaf inan (genitive ка́ппи, nominative plural ка́ппи, genitive plural капп)

  1. kappa, the Greek letter, Κκ

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa).

Noun

ка́ппа (káppaf inan (genitive ка́ппи, nominative plural ка́ппи, genitive plural капп)

  1. (mythology) kappa (in Japanese mythology)
Declension
Declension of ка́ппа
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative ка́ппа
káppa
ка́ппи
káppy
genitive ка́ппи
káppy
капп
kapp
dative ка́ппі
káppi
ка́ппам
káppam
accusative ка́ппу
káppu
ка́ппи
káppy
instrumental ка́ппою
káppoju
ка́ппами
káppamy
locative ка́ппі
káppi
ка́ппах
káppax
vocative ка́ппо
káppo
ка́ппи
káppy

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