kappa

Also known as Κ, κ

dixième lettre de l'alphabet grec

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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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Vinony's link graph records 185 inbound references to kappa, and connects out to san, cursive and mathematics.

It is catalogued under the topic Greek letters.

Vinony links it to 89 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Part of: Greek alphabet
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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Kappa (capitale Κ, minuscule κ ou ϰ ; en grec κάππα) est la 10e lettre de l'alphabet grec, précédée par iota et suivie par lambda. Dérivée de la lettre kaf de l'alphabet phénicien, elle est l'ancêtre de la lettre K de l'alphabet latin et de la lettre К de l'alphabet cyrillique.

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