Xanthippe

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /zænˈθɪpi/
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Borrowed from Latin Xanthippē or its etymon Ancient Greek Ξανθίππη (Xanthíppē), the name of Socrates’ wife, from ξανθός (xanthós, “blond; golden, yellow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (“blond; grey; white”)) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h1eḱ- (“horse; swift (?)”)). She is described as shrewish in Xenophon’s Symposium, though the same work states that Socrates chose her precisely because of her argumentative spirit. In Xenophon’s Memorabilia and Phaedo by Plato she is depicted as a devoted wife and mother.

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 悍婦 /悍妇 (hànfù) — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew
• Chinese Mandarin: 潑婦 /泼妇 (pōfù) — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew
• Finnish: äkäpussi — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew
• French: Xanthippe — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew
• German: Xanthippe — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew
• Italian: Santippe — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew
• Polish: ksantypa — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew
• Slovak: xantipa — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew
• Swedish: xantippa — ill-tempered woman — see also shrew