ergo

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

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

ergo (not comparable)

1. Consequently, therefore, or thus.
   • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], OCLC 24531354, 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.

ergo

1. therefore (especially in syllogisms)

ergo (plural ergos)

1. (rowing, slang) Clipping of ergometer (rowing machine).

Clipping of ergonomic

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.

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

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʁɡo/

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ergo

1. ergo
   • 2022 April 28, Barbara Oertel, “Russlands Zündelei in Transnistrien: Eskalation mit Ansage”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, ISSN 0931-9085:

     Ergo: Europa sollte vorbereitet sein.

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ergo

1. ergo

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

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

From Latin ergō.

ergo

1. ergo

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ergo

1. first-person singular present indicative of ergere

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

• -gero, egro, orge

• ergo (poetic)

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.

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

ergō

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

     Cogito, ergo sum.

     I think, therefore I am.

• dicis ergō

ergō (with genitive)

1. on account of, because of

ergō (not comparable)

1. consequently, therefore
2. accordingly, then

• “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

Borrowed from Latin ergo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈərɡɔː/

ergo

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

• English: ergo

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

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.ɡɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrɡɔ
• Syllabification: er‧go

ergo

1. (rare, literary) therefore, thus

   Synonyms: przeto, toteż, więc, zatem

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

From Latin ergō.

• Hyphenation: er‧go

ergo

1. ergo, therefore

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

• Hyphenation: er‧go

ergo m (plural ergos)

1. (physics, chemistry) erg

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Hyphenation: er‧go

ergo

1. first-person singular present indicative of erguer

• “ergo” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “ergo” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “ergo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “ergo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

From Latin ergō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɾɡo/ [ˈeɾ.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -eɾɡo
• Syllabification: er‧go

ergo

1. ergo, therefore

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

• Hyphenation: er‧go
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔeɾɡo/, [ˈʔeɾ.ɡo]

Borrowed from Spanish ergo.

ergo

1. ergo, therefore

   Synonym: kaya

   • 1972, Liwayway‎, 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)‎:

     Ergo, wala rin silang kita.

     Therefore, they also don't have income.

• ergu – Marinduque

ergo

1. (slang) criticism; contradiction

   Synonyms: puna, kontra

2. (Marinduque, in general) language; speech

   Synonyms: salita, wika, lengguwahe

3. (Marinduque) word (unit of speech)

   Synonym: salita