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Is it der, die or das Xanthippe?

DIE

Xanthippe

The correct article in German of Xanthippe is die. So it is die Xanthippe! (nominative case)

The word Xanthippe is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Xanthippe?

How does the declension of Xanthippe work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative die Xanthippe die Xanthippen
Genitive der Xanthippe der Xanthippen
Dative der Xanthippe den Xanthippen
Akkusative die Xanthippe die Xanthippen

What is the meaning of Xanthippe in German?

Xanthippe is defined as:

[1] Description for a quarrelic woman or wife after the wife of Socrates

[1] Bezeichnung für eine zänkische Frau oder Ehefrau nach der Ehefrau von Sokrates

How to use Xanthippe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Xanthippe with translations in English.

[1] Du traust dich wohl nicht nach Hause zu deiner Xanthippe?

[1] You probably won't dare to go home to your Xantician diet

[1] „Vors Fenster wird er ihn hängen, wie er die Möbel seiner ersten Frau, dieser Xanthippe, vors Fenster gehängt hat: den Nachtstuhl, den Schrank, die Kommode, alles hinaus vors Fenster, an langen Stricken.“

[1] "In accordance with the window, he will hang it as he hung the furniture of his first wife, this Xanthippe, in front of the window: the night chair, the closet, the chest of drawers, everything out of the window, on long knitting"

[1] „Seine Frau ist ’ne Xanthippe und imstande, ihm das Leben zur Hölle zu machen.“

[1] "His wife is a xanthippe and able to make his life to hell"

[1] „Die Frau des Sokrates hieß Xanthippe und war gar keine.“

[1] "The wife of the Socrates was called Xanthippe and was not at all"

[1] „Der komische Effekt der Szene entsteht aus dem Gegensatz zwischen den hehren Zielen, die Benjamin mit seiner Reise zu verfolgen vorgibt, und dem niedrigen Beweggrund des geschundenen Ehemannes, der den Klauen seiner Xanthippe entkommen soll.“

[1] "The strange effect of the scene arises from the contrast between the noble goals to follow Benjamin with his journey, and the low motivation of the battered husband, who should escape the claws of his Xanthippe"

Is it der, die or das Xanthippe?

DIE

Xanthippe

The correct article in German of Xanthippe is die. So it is die Xanthippe! (nominative case)

The word Xanthippe is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Context 2

German declension of Xanthippe?

How does the declension of Xanthippe work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural 1 Plural 2
Nominative (die) Xanthippe die Xanthippen die Xanthippes
Genitive (der Xanthippe) Xanthippes der Xanthippen der Xanthippes
Dative (der) Xanthippe den Xanthippen den Xanthippes
Akkusative (die) Xanthippe die Xanthippen die Xanthippes
siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen

What is the meaning of Xanthippe in German?

Xanthippe is defined as:

[1] Female first name

[1] weiblicher Vorname

How to use Xanthippe in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Xanthippe with translations in English.

[1] Xanthippe hat rote Haare.

[1] Xanthippe has red hair

[1] Ich kenne niemanden, der Xanthippe heißt.

[1] I don't know anyone, the Xanthippe