Rapunzel

See also: rapunzel

English

A cosplay of Rapunzel.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈpʌnzəl/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Rapunzel (plural Rapunzels)

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.
   • 1966, Hal Porter, The Paper Chase, Angus and Robertson, page 90:

     […] as they loll in pairs or trios, looking down from the windows like Rapunzels and carpet-knights, while they eat bruised apricots, tomorrow is always on their lips as honey to come.

   • 2011, Carole Nelson Douglas, Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta, Forge, →ISBN, page 172:

     I spot Sleeping Beauty in a thorn forest. Two of them, only they are more like Rapunzels who’ve fallen from their tower.

   • 2020, Lauri Robinson, The Flapper’s Baby Scandal, Harlequin, →ISBN:

     He keeps all three of us locked up like Rapunzels.

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 (fr) f
• German: Rapunzel (de) f
• Greek: Ραπουνζέλ f (Rapounzél)
• Hebrew: רפונזל f, רפונצל f
• Italian: Raperonzolo f
• Japanese: ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru)
• Korean: 라푼첼 (Rapunchel)
• Latin: Rapuncula f
• Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल f (rĕpunjel)
• Polish: Roszpunka f
• Portuguese: Rapunzel f
• Romanian: Sălățica f
• Russian: Рапу́нцель (ru) f (Rapúncelʹ)
• Spanish: Rapunzel f
• Thai: ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel)
• Turkish: Rapunzel

the main character of that tale

• Arabic: رَابُونْزِل f (rābūnzil)
• Armenian: Ռապունցել (Ṙapuncʻel)
• Bulgarian: Рапунцел (Rapuncel)
• 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 (fr) f
• 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 f
• Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल f (rĕpunjel)
• Persian: راپانزل (râpânzel), راپونزل (râpunzel)
• Polish: Roszpunka f
• Romanian: Sălățica f
• Russian: Рапу́нцель (ru) f (Rapúncelʹ)
• Slovene: Zlatolaska f
• Spanish: Rapunzel f
• Thai: ราพันเซล (raa-pan-sel)
• Turkish: Rapunzel

Further reading

• Rapunzel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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:

  (file)

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 (Ṙapuncʻel)
• → 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
• “Rapunzel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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]

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

Proper noun

Rapunzel f

1. (European folklore) Rapunzel