Snow Queen

See also: snow queen

English

Etymology

A literal translation into English from the original Danish Sneedronningen, from snee (“snow”, an older spelling of sne) + dronning (“queen”) + -en (suffixed definite article) from a fairy tale first published in 1845 by Hans Christian Andersen, based on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Gerda.

Proper noun

the Snow Queen

A female fairy tale character with magical power over snow and ice.
- 1872 [1845], H. P. Paull, The Snow Queen, translation of Sneedronningen by Hans Christian Andersen:
  The fur and the cap, which were made entirely of snow, fell off, and he saw a lady, tall and white, it was the Snow Queen.
- 2009, Justine Picardie, Daphne, A&C Black, →ISBN:
  Daphne wanted to tell her that a Snow Queen can know nothing of love, only of destruction, but she remained silent, just looked away.
- 2011, Jack Zipes, The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films, →ISBN, page 271:
  Tom announces that he doesn't believe in such a thing as a Snow Queen.

Translations

fairy tale character with power over snow and ice

Arabic: مَلِكَة الثَّلْجِ‎ f (malika(t) aṯ-ṯalji)
Aragonese: Reina d'as Nieus f
Armenian: Ձյունե թագուհին (Jyune tʿaguhin)
Azerbaijani: Qar kraliçası
Belarusian: Сне́жная карале́ва f (Snjéžnaja karaljéva)
Catalan: Reina de les Neus f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 冰雪女王 (Bīngxuě nǚwáng)
Czech: Sněhová královna f
Danish: Sneedronningen c, Snedronningen c
Dutch: sneeuwkoningin f
Finnish: Lumikuningatar
French: Reine des neiges f
Galician: Raíña das Neves f
German: Schneekönigin f
Greek: Βασίλισσα του Χιονιού f (Vasílissa tou Chionioú)
Hebrew: מַלְכָּת הַשֶׁלֶג‎ f (malkát ha-shéleg)
Icelandic: Snædrottningin f
Italian: Regina delle Nevi f
Japanese: 雪の女王 (ゆきのじょおう, yuki no joō)
Korean: 눈의 여왕 (Nunui yeowang)
Malay: Ratu Salji
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Snedronninga f, Snedronningen m, Snødronninga f, Snødronningen f
Nynorsk: Snedronninga f, Snødronninga f
Occitan: Reina dei nèus f
Persian: ملکه برفی‎ (maleke barfi)
Polish: Królowa Śniegu f
Portuguese: Rainha da Neve f
Romanian: Crăiasa zăpezilor f
Russian: Сне́жная короле́ва f (Snéžnaja koroléva)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Снежна кра̀љица f, Сњежна кра̀љица f
Roman: Snežna kràljica f, Snježna kràljica f
Spanish: Reina de las Nieves f
Swedish: Snödrottningen c
Ukrainian: Снігова́ короле́ва f (Snihová koroléva)
Uzbek: Qor malikasi
Vietnamese: Bà chúa Tuyết
Walloon: Royinne del nivaye f, Rinne des nives f