ergo

See also: Ergo and ergo-

English

Etymology 1

Middle English ergo, from Latin ergo.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ɡəʊ

Adverb

ergo (not comparable)

  1. Consequently, therefore, thus.
    • 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean:
      The pirates who invaded this fort left Sparrow locked in his cell; ergo, they are not his allies.
Translations

Conjunction

ergo

  1. therefore (especially in syllogisms).
Translations
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɝɡoʊ/

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

  1. (rowing, slang) An ergometer (rowing machine).

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʁɡo/
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Adverb

ergo

  1. ergo


Further reading
  • ergo in Duden online

Italian

Verb

ergo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ergere

Conjunction

ergo

  1. ergo

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from *ēregō, presumably ex- +‎ regō, with sense similar to cognate pergō (“I proceed”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten; right”). See also ergā. Compare with the adverbial use of "ē regiōne" ("directly, against"), with the same elements.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

ergō

  1. therefore, because, hence, consequently, thus

Derived terms

Adverb

ergō (not comparable)

  1. consequently, therefore
  2. accordingly, then

Descendants

References
  • 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈərɡɔː/

Adverb

ergo

  1. (Late Middle English) thus, consequently, ergo

Descendants

References

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛr.ɡɔ/

Conjunction

ergo

  1. (rare) therefore, thus

Synonyms

Further reading
  • ergo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Conjunction

ergo

  1. ergo, therefore

Verb

ergo

  1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of erguer

Usage notes

ergo as a verb has a closed sound in comparison with the conjunction.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈerɡo/, [ˈerɣo]

Conjunction

ergo

  1. ergo, therefore
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