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Is ergo a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ergo is a Scrabble US word. The word ergo is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is ergo a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ergo is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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4-letter words (5 found)

ERGO,GOER,GORE,OGRE,REGO,

3-letter words (11 found)

EGO,ERG,GEO,GER,GOE,GOR,ORE,ORG,REG,REO,ROE,

2-letter words (5 found)

ER,GO,OE,OR,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 22 words from ergo according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of ergo

ergo rego egro gero rgeo greo erog reog eorg oerg roeg oreg egor geor eogr oegr goer oger rgoe groe roge orge gore ogre

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ergo. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ergo.

Definitions and meaning of ergo

ergo

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/, /ˈɝɡoʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ɡəʊ

Etymology 1

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

Adverb

ergo (not comparable)

  1. Consequently, therefore, or thus.
Translations

Conjunction

ergo

  1. therefore (especially in syllogisms)
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

  1. (rowing, slang) Clipping of ergometer (rowing machine).

Etymology 3

Clipping of ergonomic

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

  1. (informal) An ergonomic factor or characteristic.

Anagrams

  • Geor., Gero, Gore, Ogre, Rego, gero-, goer, gore, ogre, orge, rego, roge

Galician

Verb

ergo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of erguer

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛʁɡo/

Conjunction

ergo

  1. ergo

Adverb

ergo

  1. 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

  1. ergo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ergo

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

Conjunction

ergō

  1. therefore, because, hence, consequently, thus

Derived terms

  • dicis ergō

Postposition

ergō (with genitive)

  1. on account of, because of

Adverb

ergō (not comparable)

  1. consequently, therefore
  2. 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): /ˈərɡɔː/

Adverb

ergo

  1. (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(key): /ˈɛr.ɡɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɡɔ
  • Syllabification: er‧go

Conjunction

ergo

  1. (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

  1. ergo, therefore

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: er‧go

Noun

ergo m (plural ergos)

  1. (physics, chemistry) erg

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: er‧go

Verb

ergo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of erguer

Further reading

  • “ergo” in iDicionário Aulete.
  • “ergo” in Dicionário inFormal.
  • “ergo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  • “ergo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ergō.

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

ergo

  1. ergo, therefore

Further reading

  • “ergo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔeɾɡo/, [ˈʔɛɾ.ɡo]
  • Hyphenation: er‧go

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ergo.

Conjunction

ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)

  1. ergo, therefore
    Synonym: kaya

Etymology 2

Noun

ergo (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜄᜓ)

  1. (slang) criticism; contradiction
    Synonyms: puna, kontra
  2. (Marinduque, in general) language; speech
    Synonyms: salita, wika, lengguwahe
  3. (Marinduque) word (unit of speech)
    Synonym: salita
Alternative forms
  • ergu — Marinduque
Derived terms

Source: wiktionary.org