Cinderella

English

Etymology

From cinder, as if little cinder girl. Compare French Cendrillon.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌsindəˈrɛlə/

Proper noun

Cinderella

1. A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward, of which there were hundreds of versions before modern times.
2. The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royal ball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her with a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.
3. (rare) A female given name

Derived terms

• Cinderella story

Translations

fairy tale

• Arabic: سندريلا (ar) (sindiriila) f
• Armenian: Մոխրոտ (hy) (Moxrot)
• Basque: Errauskine (eu), Maria Errauskin (eu)
• Belarusian: Папялушка (be) (Papjalúška) f
• Bulgarian: Пепеляшка (bg) (Pepéljaška) f
• Catalan: Ventafocs (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 灰姑娘 (cmn) (Huīgūniang)

• Czech: Popelka (cs) f
• Danish: Askepot (da)
• Dutch: Assepoester (nl)
• Esperanto: Cindrulino (eo), Cindrulino (eo)
• Faroese: Øskufía (fo) f
• Finnish: Tuhkimo (fi)
• French: Cendrillon (fr) f
• German: Aschenputtel (de) n
• Greek: Σταχτοπούτα (el) (Stahtopoúta) f
• Hebrew: סינדרלה (he) f
• Hindi: सिंड्रेला (hi) (siṇḍrēlā) f
• Hungarian: Hamupipőke (hu)
• Italian: Cenerentola (it) f
• Japanese: シンデレラ (ja) (Shinderera)

• Korean: 신데렐라 (ko) (Sinderella)
• Macedonian: Пепелашка (mk) (Pepélaška) f
• Maltese: Sindirella (mt) f
• Marathi: सिंडरेला (mr) (siṇḍarēlā) f
• Norwegian: Askepott (no)
• Persian: سیندرلا (fa)
• Polish: Kopciuszek (pl)
• Portuguese: Cinderela (pt) f
• Romanian: Cenușăreasa (ro) f
• Russian: Золушка (ru) (Zóluška) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Пепељуга (sh) f

  Roman: Pepeljuga (sh) f

• Skolt Sami: Kunnpeeipuž
• Slovak: Popoluška (sk) f
• Slovene: Pepélka (sl) f
• Spanish: Cenicienta (es) f
• Swedish: Askungen (sv)
• Thai: ซินเดอเรลล่า (th) (sin-der-rayn-lâa)
• Turkish: Külkedisi (tr)
• Ukrainian: Золушка (uk) (Zóluška) f, Попелюшка (uk) (Popeljúška) f

main character in this fairy tale

• American Sign Language: C Contact Contact
• Armenian: Մոխրոտ (hy) (Moxrot)
• Bulgarian: Пепеляшка (bg) (Pepéljaška) f
• Catalan: Ventafocs (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 灰姑娘 (cmn) (Huīgūniang)

• Czech: Popelka (cs) f
• Danish: Askepot (da)
• Dutch: Assepoester (nl)
• Esperanto: Cindrulino (eo)
• Estonian: please add this translation if you can
• Faroese: Øskufía (fo) f
• Finnish: Tuhkimo (fi)
• French: Cendrillon (fr) f
• German: Aschenputtel (de) n
• Greek: Σταχτοπούτα (el) (Stahtopoúta) f
• Hungarian: Hamupipőke (hu)
• Italian: Cenerentola (it) f
• Japanese: シンデレラ (ja) (Shinderera)

• Latin: Cinerella (la)
• Latvian: please add this translation if you can
• Macedonian: Пепелашка (mk) (Pepélaška) f
• Maltese: Sindirella (mt) f
• Marathi: सिंडरेला (mr) (siṇḍarēlā) f
• Norwegian: Askepott (no)
• Polish: Kopciuszek (pl)
• Portuguese: Cinderela (pt) f
• Romanian: Cenușăreasa (ro) f
• Russian: Золушка (ru) (Zóluška) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Пепељуга (sh) f

  Roman: Pepeljuga (sh) f

• Slovak: Popoluška (sk) f
• Slovene: Pepélka (sl) f
• Spanish: Cenicienta (es) f
• Swahili: Bibi Majivu (sw)
• Swedish: Askungen (sv)
• Turkish: Külkedisi (tr)

Noun

Cinderella (plural Cinderellas)

1. (by analogy) A mistreated and impoverished girl.
2. (attributive) Rising unexpectedly from obscurity to success, as a Cinderella team.
3. (attributive) Neglected and denied resources, as a Cinderella service.
4. (philately) A stamp or stamp-like label issued for purposes other than postal administration, not issued by a central government, or not listed in most general catalogues.
5. (rare, disparaging) A woman employed to clean, especially to remove ash from stoves and fireplaces.

References

• L. N. and M. Williams, Cinderella Stamps, London, Heinemann, 1970

External links

• Cinderella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Cinderella (disambiguation)
• Cinderella at OneLook Dictionary Search