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)
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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)
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