Ξάνθιππος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) +‎ ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ξᾰ́νθῐππος • (Xánthippos) m (genitive Ξᾰνθῐ́ππου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Xanthippus

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Ξᾰ́νθῐππος; τοῦ Ξᾰνθῐ́ππου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ξᾰ́νθῐππος
ho Xánthippos
Genitive τοῦ Ξᾰνθῐ́ππου
toû Xanthíppou
Dative τῷ Ξᾰνθῐ́ππῳ
tôi Xanthíppōi
Accusative τὸν Ξᾰ́νθῐππον
tòn Xánthippon
Vocative Ξᾰ́νθῐππε
Xánthippe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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
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