ergo

See also: Ergo and ergo-

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝɡoʊ/

• Audio (AU)

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ

Etymology 1

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergo.

Adverb

ergo (not comparable)

1. Consequently, therefore, or thus.
   • 1831, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Romance and Reality, volume 3, 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

adverb: consequently, therefore, thus

• Finnish: siis (fi), näin ollen (fi), täten (fi)

Conjunction

ergo

1. therefore (especially in syllogisms)

Translations

conjunction: therefore

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} следователно (bg) (sledovatelno)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 因此 (zh) (yīncǐ)

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} daarom (nl)
• Estonian: ^{(please verify)} seetõttu (et)
• Finnish: joten (fi), ja täten
• French: ^{(please verify)} donc (fr)
• German: ^{(please verify)} ergo (de)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} dunque (it), ^{(please verify)} quindi (it), ^{(please verify)} ergo (it)
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} かくして (kakushite)
• Latvian: ^{(please verify)} tātad

• Polish: zatem (pl), więc (pl), przeto (pl), ergo (pl)
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} portanto (pt), ^{(please verify)} logo (pt)
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} deci (ro)
• Russian: ^{(please verify)} поэ́тому (ru) (poétomu)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} да̏кле̄

  Roman: ^{(please verify)} dȁklē (sh)

• Slovene: ^{(please verify)} torej (sl), ^{(please verify)} potemtakem
• Spanish: por tanto (es), por lo tanto (es), por ende (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} därmed (sv), ^{(please verify)} därför (sv)

Etymology 2

Clipping

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

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

Etymology 3

Clipping of ergonomic

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

1. (informal) An ergonomic factor or characteristic.

   I just love the ergos on this knife. It just feels great and carries so well.

Anagrams

• Geor., Gero, Gore, Ogre, Rego, gero-, goer, gore, ogre, orge, rego, roge

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʁɡo/

• Audio (Austria)

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• Audio

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Adverb

ergo

1. ergo

Further reading

• “ergo” in Duden online
• “ergo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -ɛrɡo
• Hyphenation: èr‧go

Etymology 1

From Latin ergō.

Conjunction

ergo

1. ergo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ergo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ergere

Further reading

• ergo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• -gero, egro, orge

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Latin

Alternative forms

• ergo (poetic)

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈer.ɡoː/, [ˈɛrɡoː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈer.ɡo/, [ˈɛrɡo]

Conjunction

ergō

1. therefore, because, hence, consequently, thus
   • 1637, René Descartes' Discourse on the Method

     Cogito, ergo sum.

     I think, therefore I am.

Derived terms

• dicis ergō

Postposition

ergō (with genitive)

1. on account of, because of

Adverb

ergō (not comparable)

1. consequently, therefore
2. accordingly, then

Descendants

• English: ergo, argal
• Galician: ergo, ergas
• German: ergo
• Norwegian: ergo
• Italian: ergo
• Spanish: ergo
• Portuguese: ergo

References

• “ergo”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; 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

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈərɡɔː/

Adverb

ergo

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

Descendants

• English: ergo

References

• “ergō, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-12.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.ɡɔ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɡɔ
• Syllabification: er‧go

Conjunction

ergo

1. (rare, literary) therefore, thus

   Synonyms: przeto, toteż, więc, zatem

Further reading

• ergo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ergo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: er‧go

Etymology 1

From Latin ergō.

Conjunction

ergo

1. ergo, therefore

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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.

Further reading

• “ergo” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “ergo” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “ergo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2022.
• “ergo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ergō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾɡo/, [ˈeɾ.ɣ̞o]

Conjunction

ergo

1. ergo, therefore

Further reading

• “ergo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ergo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: er‧go
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔeɾɡo/

Conjunction

ergo

1. ergo, therefore

   Synonym: kaya

   • 1972, Liwayway‎^[1], 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)‎^[2]:

     Ergo, wala rin silang kita.

     Therefore, they also don't have income.

Noun

ergo

1. (slang) criticism; contradiction

   Synonyms: puna, kontra

Derived terms

• erguhin