XANTHIPPE


Meaning of XANTHIPPE in English

I. zan-ˈthi-pē, -ˈti- noun

or Xan·tip·pe -ˈti-pē

Etymology: Greek Xanthippē, shrewish wife of Socrates

Date: 1691

: an ill-tempered woman

II. zan-ˈthi-pē, -ˈti- biographical name

5th century B.C. wife of Socrates

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.