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], 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.

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

ergo

1. first-person singular present indicative of erguer

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^[1], →ISSN:

     Sollte der Ernstfall eintreten, hat Chisinau Russland militärisch nicht das Geringste entgegenzusetzen. Ergo: Europa sollte vorbereitet sein.

     Should those fears come to pass, there is nothing Chisinau could do to withstand Russia militarily. Ergo: Europe needs to be prepared.

ergo

1. ergo

• “ergo” in Duden online
• “ergo”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)

• 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 (“to proceed”).

See also ergā. Compare with the adverbial use of ē regiōne (“directly, against”), with the same elements.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɛr.ɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛr.ɡo]

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 (+ 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): /ˈɛrɡoː/

ergo

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

• English: ergo

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

Learned borrowing 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 Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

From Latin ergō.

• Hyphenation: er‧go

ergo

1. (rare) 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 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

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

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

ergo

1. ergo, therefore

• “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

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

Borrowed from Spanish ergo.

ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)

1. ergo, therefore

   Synonym: kaya

   • 1972, Liwayway‎^[4], 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)‎^[5]:

     Ergo, wala rin silang kita.

     Therefore, they also don't have income.

ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)

1. (slang) criticism; contradiction

   Synonyms: puna, kontra

2. (dialectal, Marinduque) language; speech (in general)

   Synonyms: salita, wika, lengguwahe

3. (dialectal, Marinduque) word (unit of speech)

   Synonym: salita

• ergu — dialectal, Marinduque