Rapunzel

See also: rapunzel

English

Etymology

From German Rapunzel, which is the name of several varieties of lettuce.

Proper noun

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

• Rapunzelian
• Rapunzel syndrome

Translations

a German fairy tale

• Esperanto: Rapunkolo
• Finnish: Tähkäpää
• French: Raiponce
• German: Rapunzel (de) m
• Greek: Ραπουνζέλ f (Rapounzél)
• Italian: Raperonzolo

• Japanese: ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru)
• Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल f (Rǎpunzela)
• Polish: Roszpunka f
• Portuguese: Rapunzel f
• Russian: Рапу́нцель m (Rapúncelʹ)
• Turkish: Rapunzel

The main character of that tale

• Esperanto: Rapunkolo
• Finnish: Tähkäpää
• French: Raiponce
• German: Rapunzel (de) m
• Greek: Ραπουνζέλ f (Rapounzél)
• Japanese: ラプンツェル (Rapuntseru)

• Marathi: रॅपुन्जेल f (Rǎpunzela)
• Polish: Roszpunka f
• Russian: Рапу́нцель m (Rapúncelʹ)
• Slovene: Zlatolaska f
• Turkish: Rapunzel

Further reading

• Rapunzel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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German

Etymology

From Medieval Latin rapuncium, rapuntium, from Latin radix (“root”) + phu (“valerian”).

Noun

Rapunzel f (genitive Rapunzel, plural Rapunzeln)

1. lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta)
2. rampion (Campanula rapunculus)
3. spiked rampion (Phyteuma spicata)

Synonyms

• (Valerianella): Feldsalat, Vogerlsalat (Austrian), Nüsslisalat (Swiss)
• (Campanula): Rapunzel-Glockenblume
• (Phyteuma): Ährige Teufelskralle

Proper noun

Rapunzel f (genitive Rapunzel)

1. Rapunzel, the long-haired protagonist of a certain fairy tale

Further reading

• Rapunzel in Duden online

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rapunzel.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.pũ.ˈzɛw/

Proper noun

Rapunzel f

1. (European folklore) Rapunzel