Xanthippus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ξάνθιππος (Xánthippos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ksanˈtʰip.pus/, [ks̠än̪ˈt̪ʰɪpːʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ksanˈtip.pus/, [ksän̪ˈt̪ipːus]

Proper noun

Xanthippus m sg (genitive Xanthippī); second declension

  1. An Athenian statesman and general, father of Pericles

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Xanthippus
Genitive Xanthippī
Dative Xanthippō
Accusative Xanthippum
Ablative Xanthippō
Vocative Xanthippe

References
  • Xanthippus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Xanthippus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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