# ergo
## English
### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/, /ˈɝɡoʊ/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ

### Etymology 1

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

#### Adverb

ergo (not comparable)
* Consequently, therefore, or thus.
** 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, 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.

##### 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.
    I just love the ergos on this knife. It just feels great and carries so well.

### 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: /ˈɛʁɡo/
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Conjunction

ergo
* ergo
** 2022 April 28, Barbara Oertel, “Russlands Zündelei in Transnistrien: Eskalation mit Ansage”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:Ergo: Europa sollte vorbereitet sein.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Adverb

ergo
* ergo

### Further reading

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

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /ˈer.ɡoː/, [ˈɛrɡoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈer.ɡo/, [ˈɛrɡo]

### Conjunction

ergō
* therefore, because, hence, consequently, thus
** 1637, René Descartes, Discourse on the Method:Cogito, ergo sum.I think, therefore I am.

#### Derived terms

* dicis ergō

### Postposition

ergō (+ genitive)
* on account of, because of

### Adverb

ergō (not comparable)
* consequently, therefore
* accordingly, then

#### Descendants

* English: ergo, argal
* Galician: ergo, ergas
* German: ergo
* Norwegian: ergo
* Italian: ergo
* Spanish: ergo
* Portuguese: ergo
* Swedish: 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.

## Middle English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈərɡɔː/

### 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 2018-05-12.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ergō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛr.ɡɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* 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

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.ɡu/ [ˈɛɦ.ɡu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.ɡu/ [ˈɛɦ.ɡu]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈɛɾ.ɡu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.ɡu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛɻ.ɡo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɛɾ.ɡu/ [ˈɛɾ.ɣu]
* Hyphenation: er‧go

#### Conjunction

ergo
* (rare) ergo, therefore

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.ɡu/ [ˈɛɦ.ɡu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.ɡu/ [ˈɛɦ.ɡu]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈɛɾ.ɡu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈɛʁ.ɡu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛɻ.ɡo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɛɾ.ɡu/ [ˈɛɾ.ɣu]
* Hyphenation: er‧go

#### Noun

ergo m (plural ergos)
* (physics, chemistry) erg

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈeʁ.ɡu/ [ˈeɦ.ɡu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈeʁ.ɡu/ [ˈeɦ.ɡu]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈeɾ.ɡu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈeʁ.ɡu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈeɻ.ɡo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈeɾ.ɡu/ [ˈeɾ.ɣu]
* Hyphenation: er‧go

#### Verb

ergo
* first-person singular present indicative of erguer

### Further reading

* “ergo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “ergo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “ergo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “ergo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔeɾɡo/ [ˈʔɛɾ.ɡo]
* Rhymes: -eɾɡo
* Syllabification: er‧go

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ergo.

#### Conjunction

ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)
* 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 daanTherefore, 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.

### 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

* erguhan
* erguhin
* pagaerguhan