vulgo
English
Etymology
Adverb
vulgo (not comparable)
- In the vernacular; commonly known as.
- 1733, Philip Miller, “PERICLYMENUM”, in The Gardeners Dictionary: […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […], →OCLC, column 1:
- PERICLYMENUM; […] Trumpet Honeyſuckle; vulgô.
- 1822, George Woodley, A view of the present state of the Scilly Islands, 264-265:
- [Pope's Hole] derives its name from its being a place of shelter to some puffins, vulgo "popes".
- 1828, John Walters, An English and Welsh Dictionary, page 304:
- A cow desiring the bull [vulgò a tufty cow]
Noun
vulgo (uncountable)
- The masses.
Synonyms
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vulgus. Compare Portuguese vulgo.
Noun
vulgo m (plural vulgos)
Related terms
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvʊlɡoː]
- Hyphenation: vul‧go
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Adverb
vulgo
- vulgo; commonly known as
Further reading
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From vulgus (“the public, the common people”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwʊɫ.ɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvul.ɡo]
Verb
vulgō (present infinitive vulgāre, perfect active vulgāvī, supine vulgātum); first conjugation
- to broadcast, publish, divulge, issue, make known among the people
- to make common, prostitute
- to make known to all by words, spread abroad, publish, divulge
- to cheapen, degrade
- Synonym: dēgenerō
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Adverb
vulgō (not comparable)
Noun
vulgō
- dative/ablative singular of vulgus
References
- “vulgo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "vulgo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- vulgo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- every one says: vulgo dicitur, pervulgatum est
- to express oneself in popular language: ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)
- every one says: vulgo dicitur, pervulgatum est
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvuw.ɡu/ [ˈvuʊ̯.ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvuw.ɡo/ [ˈvuʊ̯.ɡo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvul.ɡu/ [ˈvuɫ.ɣu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbul.ɡu/ [ˈbuɫ.ɣu]
- Hyphenation: vul‧go
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin vulgus (“common people”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel (“to throng; crowd”).
Noun
vulgo m (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin vulgo (“in the [language of] common people”), ablative singular of vulgus (“common people”).
Adverb
vulgo (not comparable)
- introduces a colloquial synonym, or a nickname; informally or commonly known as
- Ele sofre de tireomegalia, vulgo papeira.
- He suffers from thyromegaly, commonly known as goitre.
- René Higuita, vulgo O Escorpião, foi um goleiro colombiano.
- René Higuita, nicknamed The Scorpion, was a Colombian goalkeeper.
Further reading
- “vulgo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “vulgo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “vulgo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “vulgo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbulɡo/ [ˈbul.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -ulɡo
- Syllabification: vul‧go
Noun
vulgo m (plural vulgos)
Related terms
Adverb
vulgo
- commonly known as
Further reading
- “vulgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Etymology
By surface analysis, clipping of vulgär (“vulgar”) + -o. Compare fetto, lyllo, svullo, etc. Possibly influenced by English vulgo. Attested (as part of compounds) since 1988.
Adjective
vulgo
Derived terms
- vulgokomedi