kappa

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæpə/

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• Rhymes: -æpə

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

kappa (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. (mythology) A tortoise-like creature in the Japanese mythology.

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

kappa f (plural kappes)

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

kappa n

1. kappa

• kapa n

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpːɑ/, [ˈkɑpːɑ]
• Hyphenation: kap‧pa

From Germanic, not clearly dateable: compare Old Saxon skap (“a measure”), Old High German scaf (“vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *skapa-,[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. An old unit of measure for volume of dry things, still used for potatoes in market squares. A modern kappa is equal to 5 liters (iso kappa), or 2 liters (pikku kappa), but during the period of autonomy under Russia it was 1/30 of tynnyri (“barrel”) or 5.4961 liters, and before that under the Swedish rule it was 1/32 of tynnyri or 4.58 liters. A further complication is that Swedish and Russian barrels were not of equal size.

• Swedish: kappe

From Swedish kappa, from Medieval Latin cappa.

kappa

1. pelmet
2. women's overcoat

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

kappa

1. kappa (tenth letter of Greek alphabet)

From Japanese かっぱ.

kappa

1. (Japanese mythology) kappa (mythical creature)

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

• IPA^(key): /ka.pa/

kappa m (plural kappa)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

• “kappa” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒpːɒ]
• Hyphenation: kap‧pa

kappa (plural kappák)

1. kappa (Greek letter)

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/, [ˈkäppä]
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: kàp‧pa
• Homophone: cappa

kappa m or f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K.; kay
2. The name of the Greek-script letter Κ/κ; kappa

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, kappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta

kappa

1. Rōmaji transcription of かっぱ

• kappen

kappa m or f

1. definite feminine singular of kappe

kappa n

1. plural definite of kapp

• kappe

kappa (present tense kappar, past tense kappa, past participle kappa, passive infinitive kappast, present participle kappande, imperative kapp/kappa)

1. to cut, chop something off quickly in one go

kappa f

1. (non-standard since 2012) Alternative form of kappe

1. singular definite of kappe

• kappe

kappa (present tense kappar, past tense kappa, past participle kappa, passive infinitive kappast, present participle kappande, imperative kapp/kappa)

1. to compete in something

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pa/

kappa f (plural kappas)

1. kappa; the Greek letter Κ, κ

• cappa

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/

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kappa c

1. pelmet
2. women's overcoat

From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

kappa n

1. kappa (Greek letter)

• kappa in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
• kappa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
• kappa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)