Symbol

κCategory:Translingual lemmas#ΚCategory:Translingual symbols#ΚCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ΚCategory:Pages with entries#ΚCategory:Pages with 3 entries#Κ

2. (chemistryCategory:mul:Chemistry#Κ) the compressibility of a compound
4. (mathematicsCategory:mul:Mathematics#Κ) a cardinal number
6. the Einstein gravitational constant

   Coordinate term: G (Newtonian counterpart)

8. (UPACategory:UPA symbols#Κ) a voiced dorsal click consonant (palatal ⟨κ́⟩ = IPA [ɡ͜ǂ])

Alternative forms

• ϰ (cursive)

Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Κ.

Letter

κ • (k) (lowercase, uppercase Κ)Category:Ancient Greek lemmas#ΚCategory:Ancient Greek letters#ΚCategory:Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΚCategory:Pages with entries#ΚCategory:Pages with 3 entries#Κ

1. Lower-case kappa (κάππα), the tenth letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiceless velar plosive /k/. It is preceded by ι and followed by λ.

See also

• (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
• (non-Classical letters) Ϝ (W) ϝ (w), Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ (H) ͱ (h), Ϻ (S) ϻ (s), Ϟ ϟ, Ϙ (Q) ϙ (q), Ͳ (S) ͳ (s)
• (punctuation) · ⸳ . ;
• (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́Category:Ancient Greek terms in nonstandard scripts#Κ ◌̀Category:Ancient Greek terms in nonstandard scripts#Κ ῀ ¨

Letter

κ • (k) (lowercase, uppercase Κ)Category:Greek lemmas#ΚCategory:Greek letters#ΚCategory:Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΚCategory:Pages with entries#ΚCategory:Pages with 3 entries#Κ

1. The lower case letter kappa (κάππα), the tenth letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

Noun

κ • (k)Category:Greek lemmas#ΚCategory:Greek nouns#ΚCategory:Greek entries with incorrect language header#ΚCategory:Pages with entries#ΚCategory:Pages with 3 entries#Κ

1. abbreviation of κύριος (kýrios)Category:Greek abbreviations#Κ: Mr
2. abbreviation of κυρία (kyría)Category:Greek abbreviations#Κ: Mrs, Ms