ergo

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/, /ˈɝɡoʊ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō. ==== Adverb ==== ergo (not comparable) Consequently, therefore, or thus. ===== Translations ===== ==== Conjunction ==== ergo therefore (especially in syllogisms) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ergo (plural ergos) (rowing, slang) Clipping of ergometer (rowing machine). === Etymology 3 === Clipping of ergonomic. ==== Noun ==== ergo (plural ergos) (informal) An ergonomic factor or characteristic. === Anagrams === Geor., Gero, Gore, Ogre, Rego, gero-, goer, gore, ogre, orge, rego, roge == Galician == === Verb === ergo first-person singular present indicative of erguer == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ergō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛʁɡo/ === Conjunction === ergo ergo === Adverb === ergo ergo === Further reading === “ergo” in Duden online “ergo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛr.ɡo/ Rhymes: -ɛrɡo Hyphenation: èr‧go === Etymology 1 === From Latin ergō. ==== Conjunction ==== ergo ergo === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== ergo 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 == Latin == === Alternative forms === ergo (poetic) === Etymology === Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from *ēregō, presumably ex- +‎ regō, with sense similar to cognate pergō (“I proceed”). See also ergā. Compare with the adverbial use of ē regiōne (“directly, against”), with the same elements. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛr.ɡoː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛr.ɡo] === Conjunction === ergō therefore, because, hence, consequently, thus ==== Derived terms ==== dicis ergō === Postposition === ergō (+ genitive) on account of, because of === Adverb === ergō (not comparable) consequently, therefore 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): /ˈɛrɡoː/ === Adverb === ergo (Late Middle English) thus, consequently, ergo ==== Descendants ==== English: ergo ==== References ==== “ergō, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 May 2018. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ergō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛr.ɡɔ/ Rhymes: -ɛrɡɔ Syllabification: er‧go === Conjunction === ergo (rare, literary) therefore, thus Synonyms: przeto, toteż, więc, zatem === Further reading === ergo in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === From Latin ergō. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: er‧go ==== Conjunction ==== ergo (rare) ergo, therefore === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: er‧go ==== Noun ==== ergo m (plural ergos) (physics, chemistry) erg === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: er‧go ==== Verb ==== ergo first-person singular present indicative of erguer === Further reading === “ergo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ergo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “ergo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “ergo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ergō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɾɡo/ [ˈeɾ.ɣ̞o] Rhymes: -eɾɡo Syllabification: er‧go === Conjunction === ergo ergo, therefore === Further reading === “ergo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾɡo/ [ˈʔɛɾ.ɡo] Rhymes: -eɾɡo Syllabification: er‧go === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish ergo. ==== Conjunction ==== ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ) ergo, therefore Synonym: kaya === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ) (slang) criticism; contradiction Synonyms: puna, kontra (Marinduque, in general) language; speech Synonyms: salita, wika, lengguwahe (Marinduque) word (unit of speech) Synonym: salita ===== Alternative forms ===== ergu — Marinduque ===== Derived terms =====