vogue

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1565. Borrowed from Middle French vogue (“wave, course of success”), from Old French vogue, from voguer (“to row, sway, set sail”), from Old Saxon wogōn (“to sway, rock”), var. of wagōn (“to float, fluctuate”), from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to sway, fluctuate”) and Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“water in motion”), from Proto-Germanic *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move, go, transport”) (compare way). Akin to Old Saxon wegan (“to move”), Old High German wegan (“to move”), Old English wegan (“to move, carry, weigh”), Old Norse vaga (“to sway, fluctuate”), Old English wagian (“to sway, totter”), German Woge (“wave”), Swedish våg (“wave”). More at wag. The dance derives its name from Vogue magazine. === Pronunciation === enPR: vōg, IPA(key): /vəʊɡ/ Rhymes: -əʊɡ === Noun === vogue (countable and uncountable, plural vogues) The prevailing fashion or style. Popularity or a current craze. (dance) A highly stylized modern dance that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1960s. (Polari) A cigarette. ==== Derived terms ==== in vogue vogue word voguie (dance): voguer ==== Translations ==== === Verb === vogue (third-person singular simple present vogues, present participle voguing, simple past and past participle vogued) (intransitive) To dance in the vogue dance style. (Polari) To light a cigarette for (someone). === Anagrams === vouge == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔɡ/ Hyphenation: vogue === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French vogue (“wave, course of success”), from Old French vogue (“a rowing”), from voguer (“to row, sway, set sail”), from Old Saxon wogōn (“to sway, rock”), var. of wagōn (“to float, fluctuate”), from Proto-West Germanic *wagōn, from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to sway, fluctuate”) and *wēgaz (“water in motion”), from *weganą (“to move, carry, weigh”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move, go, transport”). Akin to Old Saxon wegan (“to move”), Old High German wegan (“to move”), Old English wegan (“to move, carry, weigh”), Old Norse vaga (“to sway, fluctuate”), Old English wagian (“to sway, totter”). More at wag. Alternatively the verb may be derived from Italian vogare (“to row”). ==== Noun ==== vogue f (plural vogues) vogue ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: vogue → German: Vogue → Romanian: vogă → Spanish: boga === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== vogue inflection of voguer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vogue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Verb === vogue inflection of vogar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Verb === vogue inflection of vogar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative