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Translingual
Symbol
κ
- (chemistry) the compressibility of a compound
- (mathematics) A cardinal number.
- (UPA) A voiced dorsal click consonant (palatal ⟨κ́⟩ = IPA ).
See also
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ϰ (cursive)
Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Κ.
Letter
κ • (k) (lowercase, uppercase Κ)
- Lower-case kappa (κάππα), the tenth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiceless velar plosive /k/. It is preceded by ι and followed by λ.
Derived terms
See also kappa
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (Ś) ϻ (ś), Ϟ, ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Greek
Letter
κ • (k) (lowercase, uppercase Κ)
- The lower case letter kappa (κάππα), the tenth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (Ś) ϻ (ś), Ϟ, ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
- κ΄
- ͵κ
Noun
κ • (k)
- Abbreviation of κύριος (kýrios): Mr
- Abbreviation of κυρία (kyría): Mrs, Ms
Synonyms
- κα (ka, “Mrs”)
See also
- δις (dis, “Miss”)