Kappa

== English == === Etymology === From English kappa, borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”). Included as an Easter Egg by an early Twitch employee. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkæ.pə/ === Noun === Kappa (plural Kappas) (Twitch-speak) An emote, often used as a postscript, to indicate that the preceding statement is sarcastic or false. === Interjection === Kappa (Internet) Used to indicate sarcasm in imitation of Kappa as used on Twitch.tv === Further reading === David Goldenberg (21 October 2015), “How Kappa Became The Face Of Twitch”, in FiveThirtyEight‎[1] Adam Newell (7 July 2017), “What does Kappa mean?”, in Dot Esports == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkapa/ Hyphenation: Kap‧pa === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa). ==== Noun ==== Kappa n (strong, genitive Kappas or Kappa, plural Kappas) kappa (Greek letter) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== Kappa f (genitive Kappa, plural Kappas) (informal) clipping of Kapazität ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Kappa” in Duden online