koppa

Alternative forms

• qoppa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόππα (kóppa)

Noun

koppa (plural koppas)

1. The 18th Ancient Greek letter Ϙ (lowercase ϙ).

Noun

koppa f (plural koppes)

1. Koppa; the Ancient Greek letter Ϙ (lowercase ϙ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkopːɑ/
• Hyphenation: kop‧pa
• Rhymes: -opːɑ

Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *koppa. Originally meant hollow.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek κόππα (kóppa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.pa/

Noun

koppa m (plural koppa or koppas)

1. Alternative spelling of coppa

Further reading

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

Alternative forms

• coppa
• qoppa

Noun

koppa n (indeclinable)

1. A Greek letter, corresponding to Latin q

References

• koppa in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers