ergo
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/, /ˈɝɡoʊ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.
Adverb edit
ergo (not comparable)
- Consequently, therefore, or thus.
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 59:
- "I merely made an individual application of a general rule. All women love flattery—ergo, Miss Arundel liked it."
- 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean::
- The pirates who invaded this fort left Sparrow locked in his cell; ergo, they are not his allies.
Translations edit
adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
Conjunction edit
ergo
- therefore (especially in syllogisms)
Translations edit
conjunction: therefore
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ergo (plural ergos)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
ergo (plural ergos)
- (informal) An ergonomic factor or characteristic.
- I just love the ergos on this knife. It just feels great and carries so well.
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Verb edit
ergo
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ergo
- ergo
- 2022 April 28, Barbara Oertel, “Russlands Zündelei in Transnistrien: Eskalation mit Ansage”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Ergo: Europa sollte vorbereitet sein.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Adverb edit
ergo
Further reading edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Conjunction edit
ergo
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
ergo
Further reading edit
- ergo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- ergo (poetic)
Etymology edit
Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from *ēregō, presumably ex- + regō, with sense similar to cognate pergō (“I proceed”).
See also ergā. Compare with the adverbial use of ē regiōne (“directly, against”), with the same elements.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈer.ɡoː/, [ˈɛrɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈer.ɡo/, [ˈɛrɡo]
Conjunction edit
ergō
- therefore, because, hence, consequently, thus
- 1637, René Descartes', Discourse on the Method:
- Cogito, ergo sum.
- I think, therefore I am.
Derived terms edit
Postposition edit
ergō (with genitive)
Adverb edit
ergō (not comparable)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ergo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ergo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ergo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ergo
Descendants edit
- English: ergo
References edit
- “ergō, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin ergō.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ergo
Further reading edit
- ergo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: er‧go
Conjunction edit
ergo
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: er‧go
Noun edit
ergo m (plural ergos)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: er‧go
Verb edit
ergo
Further reading edit
- “ergo” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “ergo” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “ergo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “ergo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ergo
Further reading edit
- “ergo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Conjunction edit
ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)
- ergo, therefore
- Synonym: kaya
- 1972, Liwayway[2], Liwayway Pub., page 44:
- Simple lang ang kanilang pinanghahawakan: ang daigdig ng mga materya ay sa demonyo, ang daigdig ng espiritu ang sa Diyos. Ergo, iwasan ang daigdig ng materya.
- What they uphold is simple: the material world is for the Devil, the spiritual world is God's. Ergo, avoid the material world.
- 1998, Virgilio S. Almario, Kalahating siglo sa ibabaw ng mundo at mga kataka-takang: alaala't engkuwentro, →ISBN, page 93:
- Ang isang dahilan, magulo kasi tayo. Hindi magkaisa; puro kudeta at rebelyon. Ergo, ang kailangan nati'y isang diwang magbibigkis sa atin.
- One reason is that we are disorderly. We can't unite; we are always on coup d'état and rebellion. Ergo, what we need is a consciousness that unites us.
- 2017, Jubert Cabrezos, Naturalismo, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:
- Ergo, ang paglikha ng kaalaman ay may dalawang daan
- Therefore, there are two ways for the creation of knowledge
- 2020 April 27, Baby E, “Performers ng comedy bar umaaray na, Noel Cabangon humihingi na rin ng tulong”, in Pang-Masa - Palaban, Maaasahan (Philstar.com)[3]:
- Ergo, wala rin silang kita.
- Therefore, they also don't have income.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)
- (slang) criticism; contradiction
- (Marinduque, in general) language; speech
- Synonyms: salita, wika, lengguwahe
- (Marinduque) word (unit of speech)
- Synonym: salita