Xanthippe

English

Alternative forms

Xantippe

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppē), the name of the shrewish wife of Socrates.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zænˈθɪpiː/, /zæntɪpiː/ (xantippe is always the latter)

Noun

Xanthippe (plural Xanthippes)

An ill-tempered woman.

Synonyms

For semantic relationships of this term, see shrew in the Thesaurus.

Derived terms

Xanthippean
Xanthippic

Translations

ill-tempered woman

Finnish: äkäpussi (fi)
Italian: Santippe

Slovak: Xantipa
Swedish: xantippa (sv)

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

A name, notably that of the philosopher Socrates' wife.

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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