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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ξᾰνθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ksan.tʰíp.pɛː/ → /ksanˈθip.pi/ → /ksanˈθi.pi/
Proper noun
Ξᾰνθῐ́ππη • (Xanthíppē) f (genitive Ξᾰνθῐ́ππης); first declension
- a female given name: Xanthippe
Inflection
Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,029
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppē, “Xanthippe”).
Proper noun
Ξανθίππη • (Xanthíppi) f
- a female given name, Xanthippe
Declension
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singular
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nominative
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Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppi)
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genitive
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Ξανθίππης (Xanthíppis)
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accusative
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Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppi)
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vocative
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Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppi)
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