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
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