Ξάνθιππος
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ksán.tʰip.pos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈksan.tʰip.pos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈksan.θip.pos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈksan.θip.pos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈksan.θi.pos/
Proper noun
Ξᾰ́νθῐππος • (Xánthippos) m (genitive Ξᾰνθῐ́ππου); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Xanthippus
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Ξᾰ́νθῐππος ho Xánthippos | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ξᾰνθῐ́ππου toû Xanthíppou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ξᾰνθῐ́ππῳ tôi Xanthíppōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ξᾰ́νθῐππον tòn Xánthippon | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ξᾰ́νθῐππε Xánthippe | ||||||||||||
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Related terms
- Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppē)
Descendants
- Greek: Ξάνθιππος (Xánthippos)
- Latin: Xanthippus
Further reading
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,029