ergo

See also: Ergo and ergo-

English

Etymology 1

Middle English ergo, from Latin ergo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU):

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• 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

adverb: consequently, therefore, thus

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Conjunction

ergo

1. therefore (especially in syllogisms).

Translations

conjunction: therefore

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• Bulgarian: следователно (bg) (sledovatelno)
• Chinese: 因此 (yīncǐ)
• Dutch: daarom (nl)
• Estonian: seetõttu (et)
• Finnish: siis (fi), näin ollen
• French: donc (fr)
• German: ergo (de)
• Italian: dunque (it), quindi (it), ergo (it)
• Japanese: かくして (kakushite)
• Latvian: tātad
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• Polish: więc (pl)
• Portuguese: portanto (pt), logo (pt)
• Romanian: deci (ro)
• Russian: поэ́тому (ru) (poétomu)
• Serbo-Croatian: dakle (sh)
• Serbo-Croatian: dakle (sh)
• Slovene: torej (sl), potemtakem
• Spanish: por tanto (es), por lo tanto (es)
• Swedish: därmed (sv), därför (sv)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɝɡoʊ/

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

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

Anagrams

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

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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

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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

Alternative forms

• (poetic) ergo

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 Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈer.ɡoː/, [ˈɛrɡoː]
• (modern Italianate 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

Adverb

ergō (not comparable)

1. consequently, therefore
2. accordingly, then

Descendants

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

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.

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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

Pronunciation

• Template:pl-IPA-auto

Conjunction

ergo

1. (rare) therefore, thus

Synonyms

• więc
• zatem

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Conjunction

ergo

1. ergo, therefore

Verb

ergo

Usage notes

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾɡo/ [ˈeɾ.ɣ̞o]

Conjunction

ergo

1. ergo, therefore