vulgo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulgo.

Adverb

vulgo (not comparable)

  1. 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)

  1. The masses.

Synonyms

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulgus. Compare Portuguese vulgo.

Noun

vulgo m (plural vulgos)

  1. the common people, the masses

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulgo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʊlɡoː]
  • Hyphenation: vul‧go
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

vulgo

  1. vulgo; commonly known as

Further reading

  • vulgo” in Duden online
  • vulgo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vulgus (the public, the common people).

Pronunciation

Verb

vulgō (present infinitive vulgāre, perfect active vulgāvī, supine vulgātum); first conjugation

  1. to broadcast, publish, divulge, issue, make known among the people
    Synonyms: praebeō, ostendō, ostentō, expōnō, prōdō, prōpōnō, prōferō, prōtrahō, indicō, profiteor, gerō, praestō
  2. to make common, prostitute
  3. to make known to all by words, spread abroad, publish, divulge
  4. to cheapen, degrade
    Synonym: dēgenerō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Adverb

vulgō (not comparable)

  1. generally, usually
  2. universally
  3. publicly, commonly, popularly
    Synonyms: pūblicē, apertē, prōpalam, palam
    Antonym: clam

Noun

vulgō

  1. 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)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvuw.ɡu/ [ˈvuʊ̯.ɡu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvuw.ɡo/ [ˈvuʊ̯.ɡo]
 

  • Hyphenation: vul‧go

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin vulgus (common people), from Proto-Indo-European *wel (to throng; crowd).

Noun

vulgo m (uncountable)

  1. the common people; the masses

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin vulgo (in the [language of] common people), ablative singular of vulgus (common people).

Adverb

vulgo (not comparable)

  1. 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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulgus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbulɡo/ [ˈbul.ɣ̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ulɡo
  • Syllabification: vul‧go

Noun

vulgo m (plural vulgos)

  1. the common people, the masses

Adverb

vulgo

  1. commonly known as

Further reading

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

  1. (slang) vulgar; of bad taste

Derived terms

  • vulgokomedi

References