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) Croatian: Pepèljuga (hr) f. Czech: Popelka (cs) f. Danish: Askepot (da) Dutch: Assepoester (nl) Esperanto: Cindrulino (eo), Cindrulino (eo) 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. Norwegian: Askepott (no) Persian: سیندرلا (fa) Polish: Kopciuszek (pl) Portuguese: Cinderela (pt) f. Russian: Золушка (ru) (Zóluška) f. Serbian: Pepeljuga (sr) f., Пепељуга (sr) f. Slovak: Popoluška (sk) f. Slovene: Pepelka (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) Croatian: Pepèljuga (hr) f. Czech: Popelka (cs) f. Danish: Askepot (da) Dutch: Assepoester (nl) Esperanto: Cindrulino (eo) 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) Macedonian: Пепелашка (mk) (Pepélaška) f. Maltese: Sindirella (mt) f. Norwegian: Askepott (no) Polish: Kopciuszek (pl) Portuguese: Cinderela (pt) f. Russian: Золушка (ru) (Zóluška) f. Serbian: Pepeljuga (sr) f. Slovak: Popoluška (sk) f. Slovene: Pepelka (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