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Webster 1913 Edition
Ergo
‖
Er′go
,c
onj.
or adv.
[L.]
Therefore; consequently; – often used in a jocular way.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Ergo
ER'GO
,adv.
Definition 2024
Ergo
ergo
ergo
English
Adverb
ergo (not comparable)
- 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.
- 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean:
Translations
adverb: consequently, therefore, thus
Conjunction
ergo
- therefore (especially in syllogisms).
Translations
conjunction: therefore
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Equivalent to an adverbial derivation from *eregō, presumably ex- + regō, with sense similar to cognate pergō (“I proceed”). From Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten; right”); cognate with Ancient Greek ὀρέγω (orégō, “I reach, stretch out”) and English right.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈer.ɡoː/, [ˈɛr.ɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈer.ɡo/
Alternative forms
- (poetic) ergo
Conjunction
ergō
- therefore, because, hence, consequently, thus
- 1637, René Descartes' Discourse on the Method
- Cogito, ergo sum.
- I think, therefore I am.
- Cogito, ergo sum.
- 1637, René Descartes' Discourse on the Method
Adverb
ergō (not comparable)
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ergo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛr.ɡɔ/
Conjunction
ergo
Synonyms
External links
- ergo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Conjunction
ergo
Verb
ergo
Usage notes
ergo as a verb has a closed sound in comparison with the conjunction.