Rapunzel

Rapunzel

See also: rapunzel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rapunzel, the name of several varieties of lettuce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/

Proper noun

Rapunzel

A cosplay of Rapunzel.

1. A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
2. The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale.

Derived terms

• Rapunzelesque
• Rapunzelian
• Rapunzel syndrome

Translations

a German fairy tale

Chinese: Mandarin: 長髮姑娘／长发姑娘 (Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang), 萵苣姑娘／莴苣姑娘 (Wōjù Gūniang), 長髮公主／长发公主 (Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ) Czech: Locika f Esperanto: Rapunkolo Finnish: Tähkäpää (fi) French: Raiponce German: Rapunzel (de) Greek: Ραπουνζέλ f (Rapounzél) Hebrew: רפונזל‎ f, רפונצל‎ f Italian: Raperonzolo f Japanese: ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru) Latin: Rapuncula Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल f (rĕpunjel) Polish: Roszpunka f Portuguese: Rapunzel f Russian: Рапу́нцель (ru) f (Rapúncelʹ) Spanish: Rapunzel Thai: ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel) Turkish: Rapunzel

the main character of that tale

Arabic: رَابُونْزِل‎ f (rābūnzil) Armenian: Ռապունցել (Ṙapuncʿel) Chinese: Mandarin: 長髮姑娘／长发姑娘 (Chángfà Gūniang, Chángfǎ Gūniang), 萵苣姑娘／莴苣姑娘 (Wōjù Gūniang), 長髮公主／长发公主 (Chángfà Gōngzhǔ, Chángfǎ Gōngzhǔ) Czech: Locika f Dutch: Raponsje f Esperanto: Rapunkolo Finnish: Tähkäpää (fi) French: Raiponce German: Rapunzel (de) f Greek: Ραπουνζέλ f (Rapounzél) Hebrew: רפונזל‎ f, רפונצל‎ f Hindi: रॅपन्ज़ेल f (rĕpanzel) Italian: Raperonzolo f Japanese: ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru) Korean: 라푼첼 (Rapunchel) Latin: Rapuncula Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल f (rĕpunjel) Persian: راپانزل‎ (râpânzel), راپونزل‎ (râpunzel) Polish: Roszpunka f Russian: Рапу́нцель (ru) f (Rapúncelʹ) Slovene: Zlatolaska f Spanish: Rapunzel Thai: ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel) Turkish: Rapunzel

Further reading

• Rapunzel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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German

Alternative forms

• Rapuntzel (obsolete)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from 16th century Italian raponzolo, dialectal diminutive of Italian rapa (“turnip”), from Latin rāpa, from the neuter plural of rāpum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁaˈpʊnt͡sl̩]

• Audio

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Noun

Rapunzel f (genitive Rapunzel, plural Rapunzeln)

1. lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Feldsalat

2. rampion (Campanula rapunculus)

   Synonym: Rapunzel-Glockenblume

3. spiked rampion (Phyteuma spicatum)

   Synonyms: Ährige Teufelskralle, Weiße Teufelskralle

Declension

Declension of Rapunzel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Rapunzel	die	Rapunzeln
genitive	einer	der	Rapunzel	der	Rapunzeln
dative	einer	der	Rapunzel	den	Rapunzeln
accusative	eine	die	Rapunzel	die	Rapunzeln

Synonyms

• (Valerianella): Feldsalat, Vogerlsalat (Austrian), Nüsslisalat (Swiss)

Derived terms

• Feldrapunzel

Descendants

• → French: raiponce
• → Polish: roszpunka

Proper noun

Rapunzel f (genitive Rapunzels or Rapunzel)

1. Rapunzel, the long-haired protagonist of an eponymous fairy tale

Descendants

• → Arabic: رَابُونْزِل‎‎ (rābūnzil)
• → Armenian: Ռապունցել (Ṙapuncʿel)
• → English: Rapunzel
• → French: Raiponce (calque)
• → Greek: Ραπουνζέλ (Rapounzél)
• → Hebrew: רפונזל‎‎, רפונצל‎‎
• → Italian: Raperonzolo (calque)
• → Japanese: ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru)
• → Korean: 라푼첼 (rapunchel)
• → New Latin: Rapuncula (calque)
  • → Esperanto: Rapunkolo
• → Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल (rĕpunjel)
• → Persian: راپانزل‎‎ (râpânzel), راپونزل‎‎ (râpunzel)
• → Polish: Roszpunka (calque)
• → Portuguese: Rapunzel
• → Russian: Рапу́нцель (Rapúncelʹ)
• → Spanish: Rapunzel
• → Thai: ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel)
• → Turkish: Rapunzel

Further reading

• “Rapunzel” in Duden online
• Phyteuma at The Plant List
• “Rapunzel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rapunzel.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.pũˈzɛw/ [ha.pũˈzɛʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁa.pũˈzɛw/ [ha.pũˈzɛʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁa.pũˈzɛw/ [χa.pũˈzɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐ.pũˈzɛl/ [ʁɐ.pũˈzɛɫ]

Proper noun

Rapunzel f

1. (European folklore) Rapunzel