KOPPA Definition & Meaning

koppa

[kop-uh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a letter (, ) of some early Greek alphabets, occurring between pi and rho and equivalent to Latin Q: later superseded by kappa except for its use as a numeral for 90.

koppa

/ ˈ��ɒ��ə /

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of koppa¹

1865–70; < Greek ��ó��貹 < Semitic; akin to Hebrew ��ō�� koph

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of koppa¹

Greek, of Semitic origin

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Ms. Koppa, 26, commutes to graduate school in Stony Brook, Long Island.

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Even novice renters are getting deals, like Brandon Kline and Abigale Koppa, a couple who moved from Long Island to Queens last month.

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Koppa says police recovered some of the swiped bags.

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He saw them all: Koppa, Fontaine, Pelé, Charlton, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Maradona, Platini, Zidane.Yet, his favorite team was the great Hungary, the of the 50’s, the Magnificent Magyars.

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Episemon, ep-i-sē′mon, n. the characteristic device of a city, &c.: one of three obsolete Greek letters used as numerals—, vau; , koppa; and , san, sampi.

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Koplik's spots Köppen climate classification

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