Moselle
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Moselle. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Moselle, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Moselle in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Moselle you have here. The definition of the word Moselle will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofMoselle, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From French Moselle, from Latin Mosella.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Moselle
- A river flowing from France into the Rhine at Koblenz (western Germany).
- One of the départements in Grand Est, France.
Derived terms
Translations
river
Noun
Moselle (countable and uncountable, plural Moselles)
- A light white wine, made from Riesling grapes originating in the valley of this river.
- 1790, James Boswell, edited by Danziger & Brady, Boswell: The Great Biographer, Yale, published 1989, page 28:
- I drank too much moselle, imagining it a mere diuretic.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Moselle f
- Moselle (a left tributary of Rhine, in northeastern France, and southwestern Germany)
- Moselle (a department of Grand Est, France)