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Kappa

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Also known as Κ, κ

zehnter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets

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Kappa is the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet that represents a hard "k" sound in both ancient and modern Greek. It has influenced other writing systems, serving as the origin for the Roman letter K and the Cyrillic letter К, and holds the numerical value of 20 in the Greek numeral system.

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Followed by
Λ
Follows
iota
Image
Greek uc kappa.svg
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Commons category
Kappa (letter)
Unicode character
ϰ
TeX string
\varkappa
Commons gallery
Κ
different from
K
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Das Kappa (griechisches Neutrum κάππα, neugriechisch Κάππα (auch „κάπα“), Majuskel Κ, Minuskel κ oder ϰ) ist der 10. Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets und hat nach dem milesischen System den Zahlwert 20.

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