ergo

See also: Ergo and ergo-

§English

Wikipedia

§Etymology

From Latin ergo

§Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ɡəʊ

§Adverb

ergo (not comparable)

1. Consequently, therefore.
   • 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

§Conjunction

ergo

1. therefore (especially in syllogisms).

§Translations

conjunction: therefore

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• Serbo-Croatian: dakle
• Bulgarian: следователно (bg) (sledovatelno)
• Chinese: 因此 (yīncǐ)
• Serbo-Croatian: dakle
• Dutch: daarom (nl)
• Estonian: seetõttu (et)
• Finnish: siis (fi), näin ollen
• French: donc (fr)
• German: ergo (de)
• Italian: dunque (it), quindi (it), ergo

• Japanese: かくして (kakushite)
• Latvian: tātad
• Polish: więc (pl)
• Portuguese: portanto (pt), logo (pt)
• Romanian: deci (ro)
• Russian: поэтому (ru) (poétomu)
• Slovene: torej (sl), potemtakem
• Spanish: por tanto (es), por lo tanto (es)
• Swedish: därmed (sv), därför (sv)

§Anagrams

• goer, gore, ogre, Ogre, rego

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§German

§Pronunciation

• Audio (Austria)

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§Adverb

ergo

1. ergo

§External links

• ergo in Duden online

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§Italian

§Verb

ergo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ergere

§Conjunction

ergo

1. ergo

§Anagrams

• egro, orge

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§Latin

§Conjunction

ergō

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

     Cogito, ergo sum.

     I think, therefore I am.

§Adverb

ergō (not comparable)

1. exactly, precisely
2. accordingly, then
3. consequently, therefore

§Descendants

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

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§Portuguese

§Conjunction

1. ergo, therefore

§Verb

ergo

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

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

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§Spanish

§Conjunction

ergo

1. ergo, therefore