Vosges

English

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/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• 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
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Fogezen 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

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

Alternative forms

• Vôges (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voʒ/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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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