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

1. A female fairy tale character with magical power over snow and ice.
   • 1872 [1845], H. P. Paull, transl., The Snow Queen, translation of Sneedronningen by Hans Christian Andersen (in Danish):

     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, Routledge, →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 tʻaguhin)
• 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

See also

• ice queen