Xanthippe
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppē), the name of the shrewish wife of Socrates.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zænˈθɪpiː/, /zæntɪpiː/ (xantippe is always the latter)
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:shrew
Derived terms
- Xanthippean
- Xanthippic
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ksanˈtʰip.peː/, [ksanˈtʰɪp.peː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ksanˈtip.pe/
Proper noun
Xanthippē f (genitive Xanthippēs); first declension
Declension
First declension, Greek type.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Xanthippē |
Genitive | Xanthippēs |
Dative | Xanthippae |
Accusative | Xanthippēn |
Ablative | Xanthippē |
Vocative | Xanthippē |
Descendants
- Italian: Santippe
References
- Xanthippe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Xanthippe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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