Vogesen

German

Etymology

18th century, from New Latin Vogesi m pl, from Vogesus, a variant reading of Classical Latin Vosegus, probably from Gaulish. The metathesis apparently originated in medieval copies of the Naturalis historia.

Displaced older German Was(i)gen pl (now obsolete) and Wasgau m (now referring to a broader region). The term Wasgenwald m, in common use in Imperial Germany, seems to be a formation of the 19th century (likely after Schwarzwald).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈɡeːzən/
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Proper noun

die Vogesen pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite)

  1. Vosges (mountain range in eastern France)
  • Wasgau
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