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vosges

/voʊʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
vos-ges
IPA
/voʊʒ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountain range in eastern France.

name

A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Épinal.

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Vosges, Vosegus, *uɸo-

Rhymes With

doge loge

Questions

How do you pronounce vosges?
The recorded pronunciation is /voʊʒ/.
What does vosges mean?
A mountain range in eastern France.
Where does vosges come from?
It is traced to French.

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