English Explanatory Dictionary

Vosges

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/voʊʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Vosges.wav

Word forms

Vosges

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).

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