κάππα
κάππα, the letter kappa, LSJ sv κ
κάππα, τό, v. sub K κ.
κάππα (τὸ) indécl. kappa, lettre de l’alphabet grec, Callias (Ath. 453d).
κάππα, τό, indecl., der Buchstab κ, Callias bei Ath. X.453d.
κάππα
- Κ, κ, κάππα, τό, indecl., tenth letter in Gr. alphabet: as numeral κ 20, but κ, 20, 000:— κ is the tenuis guttural mute, related to the medial γ and the aspir. χ. Changes of κ in the Gr. dialects:
- 1Ionic κ replaces χ, as κιθών δέκομαι κύθρη for χιτών δέχομαι χύτρα:—it represents π, as κου κοτε κως, etc., for που ποτε πως, etc.; so, ἴσκε ἔσπεν, ἵππος Lat. equus.
- 2Doric κ is interchanged with τ, as ὅκα ἄλλοκα τῆνος for ὅτε ἄλλοτε κεῖνος.