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)

Xanthippe, an ill-tempered woman

Declension

Declension of *xantipa*
(pattern *žena*)
	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, 2003–2025