Savoie
English
Etymology
From French Savoie
Proper noun
Savoie
- A département (number 73) in the région of Rhône-Alpes.
See also
- Savoyard
- savoyard
French
Etymology
From the Roman name, Late Latin Sapaudia, Sabaudia, referring to fir trees; see sappinus (“type of fir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.vwa/
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Proper noun
Savoie f
- Savoie (department).
- Savoy, historical region.
References
- University of Chicago Press (1918): Modern Philology, Volume 15