Vosges

English

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Vosges Mountains

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Etymology

From French Vosges, from Latin Vosegus (in the manuscripts also Vogesus), probably from the name of a Celtic god, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo- (“sub-, under”) and *segos (“force, victory”) (compare Middle Irish seg (“strength”), Welsh hŷ (“bold, brave”), and the place name Segovia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voʊʒ/
• Rhymes: -əʊʒ

Proper noun

Vosges

2. A mountain range in eastern France.
4. A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Épinal.

Translations

mountain range in France

Armenian: Վոգեզներ pl (Vogezner) Catalan: Vosges Chinese: Mandarin: 孚日山脈 / 孚日山脉 (Fúrì shānmài) Czech: Vogézy Dutch: Vogezen (nl) pl French: Vosges (fr) f pl German: Vogesen (de) pl Italian: Vosgi m pl Latin: Vosegus (la) Marathi: व्होझ (vhojh) Occitan: Vòges m pl Polish: Wogezy (pl) pl Russian: Воге́зы pl (Vogézy) Spanish: Vosgos m pl West Frisian: Fogezen pl

department of France

Catalan: Vosges Chinese: Mandarin: 孚日省 (Fúrì Shěng), 孚日 (Fúrì) Dutch: Vosges (nl) pl French: Vosges (fr) f pl Greek: Βοζ (Voz) Japanese: ヴォージュ県 (Vōju ken), ヴォージュ (Vōju) Latin: Vosagus m pl Marathi: व्होझ (vhojh) Occitan: Vòges m Spanish: Vosgos

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Vosges

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Alternative forms

• Vôges (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voʒ/

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Proper noun

Vosges f pl (plural only)

1. Vosges (a mountain range in eastern France)

   Synonym: massif des Vosges

2. Vosges (a department of Grand Est, France)

Derived terms

• Basses Vosges
• Hautes Vosges
• pré-Vosges
• Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
• Salm-en-Vosges
• Thaon-les-Vosges
• Vosges du Nord

Related terms

• Vôge
• vosgien