vulgo
English
Etymology
From Latin vulgo.
Adverb
vulgo (not comparable)
- In the vernacular; commonly known as.
- 1733, Philip Miller, “PERICLYMENUM”, in The Gardeners Dictionary: […], volume I, 2nd edition, London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […], OCLC 429215710, 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]
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Noun
vulgo (uncountable)
- The masses.
Synonyms
- hoi polloi
Anagrams
- Vogul
Galician
Etymology
From Latin vulgus.
Noun
vulgo m (plural vulgos)
- the common people, the masses.
Related terms
- vulgar
- vulgaridade
- vulgarismo
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vulgo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvʊlɡo]
- Hyphenation: vul‧go
Audio (file)
Adverb
vulgo
- vulgo; commonly known as
Further reading
- “vulgo” in Duden online
- “vulgo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Alternative forms
- volgō
Etymology
From vulgus (“the public, the common people”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯ul.ɡoː/, [ˈu̯ʊɫ̪ɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvul.ɡo/, [ˈvulɡo]
Verb
vulgō (present infinitive vulgāre, perfect active vulgāvī, supine vulgātum); first conjugation
- I broadcast, publish, divulge, issue, make known among the people.
- Synonyms: praebeō, ostendō, ostentō, expōnō, prōdō, prōpōnō, prōferō, prōtrahō, indicō, profiteor, gerō, praestō
- I make common, prostitute.
- I make known to all by words, spread abroad, publish, divulge
- I cheapen, degrade.
- Synonym: dēgenerō
Conjugation
| Conjugation of vulgō (first conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | vulgō | vulgās | vulgat | vulgāmus | vulgātis | vulgant |
| imperfect | vulgābam | vulgābās | vulgābat | vulgābāmus | vulgābātis | vulgābant | |
| future | vulgābō | vulgābis | vulgābit | vulgābimus | vulgābitis | vulgābunt | |
| perfect | vulgāvī | vulgāvistī | vulgāvit | vulgāvimus | vulgāvistis | vulgāvērunt, vulgāvēre | |
| pluperfect | vulgāveram | vulgāverās | vulgāverat | vulgāverāmus | vulgāverātis | vulgāverant | |
| future perfect | vulgāverō | vulgāveris | vulgāverit | vulgāverimus | vulgāveritis | vulgāverint | |
| passive | present | vulgor | vulgāris, vulgāre | vulgātur | vulgāmur | vulgāminī | vulgantur |
| imperfect | vulgābar | vulgābāris, vulgābāre | vulgābātur | vulgābāmur | vulgābāminī | vulgābantur | |
| future | vulgābor | vulgāberis, vulgābere | vulgābitur | vulgābimur | vulgābiminī | vulgābuntur | |
| perfect | vulgātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | vulgātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | vulgātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | vulgem | vulgēs | vulget | vulgēmus | vulgētis | vulgent |
| imperfect | vulgārem | vulgārēs | vulgāret | vulgārēmus | vulgārētis | vulgārent | |
| perfect | vulgāverim | vulgāverīs | vulgāverit | vulgāverīmus | vulgāverītis | vulgāverint | |
| pluperfect | vulgāvissem | vulgāvissēs | vulgāvisset | vulgāvissēmus | vulgāvissētis | vulgāvissent | |
| passive | present | vulger | vulgēris, vulgēre | vulgētur | vulgēmur | vulgēminī | vulgentur |
| imperfect | vulgārer | vulgārēris, vulgārēre | vulgārētur | vulgārēmur | vulgārēminī | vulgārentur | |
| perfect | vulgātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | vulgātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | vulgā | — | — | vulgāte | — |
| future | — | vulgātō | vulgātō | — | vulgātōte | vulgantō | |
| passive | present | — | vulgāre | — | — | vulgāminī | — |
| future | — | vulgātor | vulgātor | — | — | vulgantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | vulgāre | vulgāvisse | vulgātūrum esse | vulgārī | vulgātum esse | vulgātum īrī | |
| participles | vulgāns | — | vulgātūrus | — | vulgātus | vulgandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| vulgandī | vulgandō | vulgandum | vulgandō | vulgātum | vulgātū | ||
Derived terms
- divulgō
- ēvulgō
- invulgō
- pervulgō
- provulgō
- vulgātē
- vulgātor
- vulgātus
Related terms
- vulgāris
- vulgāritās
- vulgāriter
- vulgārius
- vulgivagus
- vulgus
Adverb
vulgō (not comparable)
- generally, usually
- universally
- publicly, commonly, popularly
- Synonyms: pūblicē, apertē, palam
- Antonym: clam
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, 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
Etymology
From Latin vulgus (“the common people”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel (“to throng, crowd”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvuw.ɡu/ [ˈvuʊ̯.ɡu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvuw.ɡo/ [ˈvuʊ̯.ɡo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈvul.ɡu/ [ˈvuɫ.ɣu]
- Hyphenation: vul‧go
Noun
vulgo m (plural vulgos)
- the common people, the masses
- (slang) nickname
Adverb
vulgo (not comparable)
- (formal) introduces a colloquial synonym, or a nickname; vulgarly/colloquially/informally/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.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin vulgus.
Noun
vulgo m (plural vulgos)
- the common people, the masses
Related terms
- vulgar
Adverb
vulgo
- commonly known as
Further reading
- “vulgo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From vulgär. Possibly by analogy with other Swedish slang terms (like fetto, lyllo, svullo), possibly influenced by English vulgo. Attested (as part of compounds) since 1988.
Adjective
vulgo
- (slang) vulgar; of bad taste
Derived terms
- vulgokomedi
References
- vulgo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vulgo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vulgo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)