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ergo en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɝɡoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Consequently, therefore, or thus.
    • The pirates who invaded this fort left Sparrow locked in his cell; ergo, they are not his allies. 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean:
    • "I merely made an individual application of a general rule. All women love flattery—ergo, Miss Arundel liked it." 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 59:

Translations (9)

fi siis (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus) · da ergo (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus) · fi täten (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus) · sv ergo (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus) · sv följaktligen (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus) · fi näin ollen (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus) · da derfor (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus) · sv alltså (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus) · lt todėl, dėl to, užtat (adverb: consequently, therefore, thus)

ergo en · CCONJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɝɡoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

Meanings

  1. therefore (especially in syllogisms)

Translations (24)

es ergo (conjunction: therefore) · da ergo (conjunction: therefore) · pl więc (conjunction: therefore) · pl przeto (conjunction: therefore) · fi ja täten (conjunction: therefore) · ru сле́довательно (conjunction: therefore) · sv därför (conjunction: therefore) · it quindi (conjunction: therefore) · da derfor (conjunction: therefore) · ru поэ́тому (conjunction: therefore) · pt logo (conjunction: therefore) · de ergo (conjunction: therefore) · lv tātad (conjunction: therefore) · pl ergo (conjunction: therefore) · sh dȁklē (conjunction: therefore) · it dunque (conjunction: therefore) · fi joten (conjunction: therefore) · sv följaktligen (conjunction: therefore) · pl zatem (conjunction: therefore) · fr donc (conjunction: therefore) · sv alltså (conjunction: therefore) · pt portanto (conjunction: therefore) · cmn 因此 (conjunction: therefore) · sh да̏кле̄ (conjunction: therefore)

ergo en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɝɡoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of ergometer (rowing machine).
    alt of ergometer

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ergo en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɝɡoʊ/ (General-American)
  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Clipping of ergonomic.

Meanings

  1. (informal) An ergonomic factor or characteristic.
    • I just love the ergos on this knife. It just feels great and carries so well.

Forms

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