ϙόππα

See also: κόππα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κόππα (kóppa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Phoenician 𐤒‎ (qōp).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kóp.pa/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.pa/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.pa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.pa/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈko.pa/

Noun

ϙόππᾰ • (qóppa) n (indeclinable)

qoppa, an archaic letter Ϙ, ϙ of the Ancient Greek alphabet falling between ϻ and ρ. Reduced to use as a numeral 90 by antiquity.

Descendants

Greek: Ϟ (Ϟ), ϟ (ϟ)
Latin: Q, q

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