Tribut

See also: tribut and tribüt

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin tribūtum.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tʁiˈbuːt/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -uːt

    Noun

    Tribut m (strong, genitive Tributes or Tributs, plural Tribute)

    1. tribute (payment made by one nation to another in submission)
    2. (figurative) toll
      seinen Tribut fordern ― to take its toll

    Declension

    Declension of Tribut [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Tribut die Tribute
    genitive eines des Tributes, Tributs der Tribute
    dative einem dem Tribut, Tribute1 den Tributen
    accusative einen den Tribut die Tribute

    1Now rare, see notes.

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