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/ === Proper noun === die Vogesen pl (proper noun, plural only, usually definite) Vosges (mountain range in eastern France) ==== Related terms ==== Wasgau