embargo

From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar, barrier”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈbɑːɡəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ɡəʊ

embargo (plural embargoes or embargos)

1. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
2. A ban on trade with another country.
   • 2004, Chris Wallace, Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:

     Instead he [Jefferson] proposed an embargo, an end to all trade between America and England.

3. A temporary ban on making certain information public.

   This copy of the federal budget is under embargo until 2 p.m.

4. A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.
   • 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 44:

     They were delighted with the idea of their mamma having forgiven Louisa, but sorry, she thought, such a public proof of her pardon necessary as that of giving a party; for the sisters well knew how great an embargo it would lay on the purses of Helen and Georgiana;...

• (blocking seaport activity): blockade (often metonymically synonymous)

• Bat-embargo

embargo (third-person singular simple present embargoes, present participle embargoing, simple past and past participle embargoed)

1. (transitive) To impose an embargo on trading certain goods with another country.
2. (transitive) To impose an embargo on a document.
   • 2023 July 4, “Introduction of the Lease Agreements for Retail Premises Bill”, in Ministry of Trade and Industry‎^[1]:

     Embargoed until after first reading in Parliament

• Bergamo

embargo f

1. embargo

From Spanish embargo.

embargo

1. embargo.

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Borrowed from Spanish embargo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛmbarɡo]
• Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

embargo n

1. embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
2. embargo (a ban on trade with another country)

• “embargo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “embargo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from Spanish embargo or French embargo (itself from Spanish), from Spanish embargar (“to arrest”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛmˈbɑr.ɣoː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

embargo n (plural embargo's, diminutive embargootje n)

1. embargo (order prohibiting ships from leaving port)
2. embargo (ban on trade with another country)

   Synonym: handelsembargo

3. embargo (temporary ban or restriction on making certain information public)

• handelsembargo

• Afrikaans: embargo
• → Indonesian: embargo

embargo (accusative singular embargon, plural embargoj, accusative plural embargojn)

1. embargo

From Spanish embargo.

• IPA^(key): /emˈb̥ɑrɡ̊o/, [emˈb̥ɑrɡ̊o]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɡo
• Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

embargo (genitive embargo, partitive embargot)

1. embargo (ban on the export or import of goods)
2. embargo (order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)

Declension of embargo (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		embargo	embargod
accusative	nom.
	gen.	embargo
genitive			embargode
partitive		embargot	embargosid
illative		embargosse	embargodesse
inessive		embargos	embargodes
elative		embargost	embargodest
allative		embargole	embargodele
adessive		embargol	embargodel
ablative		embargolt	embargodelt
translative		embargoks	embargodeks
terminative		embargoni	embargodeni
essive		embargona	embargodena
abessive		embargota	embargodeta
comitative		embargoga	embargodega

• embargo in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “embargo”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

From Spanish embargo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈembɑrɡo/, [ˈe̞mbɑ̝rɡo̞]
• Rhymes: -embɑrɡo
• Syllabification^(key): em‧bar‧go

embargo

1. embargo

Inflection of embargo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		embargo	embargot
genitive		embargon	embargojen
partitive		embargoa	embargoja
illative		embargoon	embargoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		embargo	embargot
accusative	nom.	embargo	embargot
	gen.	embargon
genitive		embargon	embargojen
partitive		embargoa	embargoja
inessive		embargossa	embargoissa
elative		embargosta	embargoista
illative		embargoon	embargoihin
adessive		embargolla	embargoilla
ablative		embargolta	embargoilta
allative		embargolle	embargoille
essive		embargona	embargoina
translative		embargoksi	embargoiksi
abessive		embargotta	embargoitta
instructive		—	embargoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of embargo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative embargoni embargoni accusative nom. embargoni embargoni gen. embargoni genitive embargoni embargojeni partitive embargoani embargojani inessive embargossani embargoissani elative embargostani embargoistani illative embargooni embargoihini adessive embargollani embargoillani ablative embargoltani embargoiltani allative embargolleni embargoilleni essive embargonani embargoinani translative embargokseni embargoikseni abessive embargottani embargoittani instructive — — comitative — embargoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative embargosi embargosi accusative nom. embargosi embargosi gen. embargosi genitive embargosi embargojesi partitive embargoasi embargojasi inessive embargossasi embargoissasi elative embargostasi embargoistasi illative embargoosi embargoihisi adessive embargollasi embargoillasi ablative embargoltasi embargoiltasi allative embargollesi embargoillesi essive embargonasi embargoinasi translative embargoksesi embargoiksesi abessive embargottasi embargoittasi instructive — — comitative — embargoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative embargomme embargomme accusative nom. embargomme embargomme gen. embargomme genitive embargomme embargojemme partitive embargoamme embargojamme inessive embargossamme embargoissamme elative embargostamme embargoistamme illative embargoomme embargoihimme adessive embargollamme embargoillamme ablative embargoltamme embargoiltamme allative embargollemme embargoillemme essive embargonamme embargoinamme translative embargoksemme embargoiksemme abessive embargottamme embargoittamme instructive — — comitative — embargoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative embargonne embargonne accusative nom. embargonne embargonne gen. embargonne genitive embargonne embargojenne partitive embargoanne embargojanne inessive embargossanne embargoissanne elative embargostanne embargoistanne illative embargoonne embargoihinne adessive embargollanne embargoillanne ablative embargoltanne embargoiltanne allative embargollenne embargoillenne essive embargonanne embargoinanne translative embargoksenne embargoiksenne abessive embargottanne embargoittanne instructive — — comitative — embargoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative embargonsa embargonsa accusative nom. embargonsa embargonsa gen. embargonsa genitive embargonsa embargojensa partitive embargoaan embargoansa embargojaan embargojansa inessive embargossaan embargossansa embargoissaan embargoissansa elative embargostaan embargostansa embargoistaan embargoistansa illative embargoonsa embargoihinsa adessive embargollaan embargollansa embargoillaan embargoillansa ablative embargoltaan embargoltansa embargoiltaan embargoiltansa allative embargolleen embargollensa embargoilleen embargoillensa essive embargonaan embargonansa embargoinaan embargoinansa translative embargokseen embargoksensa embargoikseen embargoiksensa abessive embargottaan embargottansa embargoittaan embargoittansa instructive — — comitative — embargoineen embargoinensa

• “embargo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.baʁ.ɡo/

• Audio:

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embargo m (plural embargos)

1. embargo

• “embargo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

embargo (plural embargi)

1. embargo

From Dutch embargo, from Spanish embargo or French embargo (itself from Spanish), from Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra.

• IPA^(key): [ɛmˈbarɡo]
• Hyphenation: èm‧bar‧go

embargo (plural embargo-embargo, first-person possessive embargoku, second-person possessive embargomu, third-person possessive embargonya)

1. embargo:
   1. an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
   2. a ban on trade with another country.
   3. a temporary ban on making certain information public.

• “embargo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /emˈbar.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -arɡo
• Hyphenation: em‧bàr‧go

embargo m (plural embarghi)

1. embargo

• Bergamo, gambero

embargo m (^??? please provide the declension type!)

1. embargo

Borrowed from Spanish embargo.

• IPA^(key): /ɛmˈbar.ɡɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arɡɔ
• Syllabification: em‧bar‧go

embargo n

1. embargo (order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
2. embargo (ban on trade with another country)
3. embargo (temporary ban on making certain information public)

• embargo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• embargo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: em‧bar‧go

embargo m (plural embargos)

1. embargo (an order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port)
2. embargo (a ban on trade with another country)

• sem embargo

Borrowed from French embargo.

embargo n (plural embargouri)

1. embargo

• IPA^(key): [ˈembarɡɔ]

embargo n

1. embargo

• “embargo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

• IPA^(key): /emˈbaɾɡo/ [ẽmˈbaɾ.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -aɾɡo
• Syllabification: em‧bar‧go

Deverbal from embargar.

embargo m (plural embargos)

1. embargo
2. trade embargo
3. distraint
4. seizure, freezing (juridical detention of goods)
5. foreclosure
6. repossession

embargo

1. first-person singular present indicative of embargar

• “embargo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

embargo n

1. embargo

• handelsembargo
• oljeembargo
• vapenembargo

• embargo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• embargo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• embargo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)