Beitrag
German
Etymology
Deverbal from beitragen (“contribute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁax/ (northern Germany and parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
- IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːx/ (parts of central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
Noun
Beitrag m (strong, genitive Beitrages or Beitrags, plural Beiträge)
- contribution (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole) [with zu ‘to’]
- einen Beitrag leisten. ― to make a contribution.
- einen Beitrag liefern. ― to provide a contribution.
- wesentliche Beiträge. ― significant contributions.
- fee, dues (membership in a club or union)
- (journalism) article
- (Internet) post
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Beitrag | die | Beiträge |
| genitive | eines | des | Beitrages, Beitrags | der | Beiträge |
| dative | einem | dem | Beitrag, Beitrage1 | den | Beiträgen |
| accusative | einen | den | Beitrag | die | Beiträge |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Gastbeitrag
- Krankenkassenbeitrag
- Mitgliedsbeitrag
Further reading
Categories:
- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰregʰ-
- German deverbals
- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German terms with usage examples
- de:Journalism
- de:Internet