koppa
[ kop-uh ]
/ ˈkɒp ə /
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noun
a letter (
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) of some early Greek alphabets, occurring between pi and rho and equivalent to Latin Q: later superseded by kappa except for its use as a numeral for 90.
, ) of some early Greek alphabets, occurring between pi and rho and equivalent to Latin Q: later superseded by kappa except for its use as a numeral for 90.RELATED CONTENT
Origin of koppa
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Examples from the Web for koppa
Race-horses of the best breed were marked with the old letter Koppa.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)|Mrs. Sutherland OrrKoppa is probably a formation from "hoppa koppati," an imitation of the sound of the hoofs.
The Mind of the Child, Part II|W. Preyer
British Dictionary definitions for koppa
koppa
/ (ˈkɒpə) /
noun
a consonantal letter in the Greek alphabet pronounced like kappa (K) with the point of articulation further back in the throat. It became obsolete in classical (Attic) Greek orthography, but was passed on to the Romans who incorporated it into their alphabet as Q
Word Origin for koppa
Greek, of Semitic origin
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