xantipa

See also: Xantipa

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈksancipa]

Noun

xantipa f (genitive singular xantipy, nominative plural xantipy, genitive plural xantíp, declension pattern of žena)

1. Xanthippe, an ill-tempered woman

Declension

Declension of xantipa

	singular	plural
nominative	xantipa	xantipy
genitive	xantipy	xantíp
dative	xantipe	xantipám
accusative	xantipu	xantipy
locative	xantipe	xantipách
instrumental	xantipou	xantipami

Further reading

• “xantipa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024