каппа
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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).
Noun
ка́ппа • (káppa) f inan (genitive ка́ппы, nominative plural ка́ппы, genitive plural капп)
Declension
Declension of ка́ппа (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
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)
Declension
Declension of ка́ппа (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Synonyms
- ка́па (kápa)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa).
Noun
ка́ппа • (káppa) f anim (genitive ка́ппы, nominative plural ка́ппы, genitive plural капп)
Declension
Declension of ка́ппа (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)