English

Alternative forms

• Xantippe

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Xanthippe ‎(plural Xanthippes)

1. An ill-tempered woman.

Derived terms

• Xanthippean
• Xanthippic

Translations

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

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

Declension

First declension, Greek type.

Descendants

• Italian: Santippe

References

• Xanthippe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Xanthippe”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.