tributar

See also: tributär

Catalan

Etymology

From tribut +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [tɾi.βuˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tɾi.buˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾi.buˈtaɾ]

Verb

tributar (first-person singular present tributo, first-person singular preterite tributí, past participle tributat)

1. (transitive) to pay as tribute
2. (transitive, figurative) to render

   Synonyms: retre, manifestar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of tributar (first conjugation)

infinitive			tributar
gerund			tributant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tributat		tributada
		plural		tributats		tributades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	tributo	tributes	tributa	tributem	tributeu	tributen
	imperfect	tributava	tributaves	tributava	tributàvem	tributàveu	tributaven
	future	tributaré	tributaràs	tributarà	tributarem	tributareu	tributaran
	preterite	tributí	tributares	tributà	tributàrem	tributàreu	tributaren
	conditional	tributaria	tributaries	tributaria	tributaríem	tributaríeu	tributarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	tributi	tributis	tributi	tributem	tributeu	tributin
	imperfect	tributés	tributessis	tributés	tributéssim	tributéssiu	tributessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	tributa	tributi	tributem	tributeu	tributin
	negative (no)	—	no tributis	no tributi	no tributem	no tributeu	no tributin

Derived terms

• tributador
• tributant

Related terms

• tributari

Further reading

• “tributar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tréyes

Proto-Indo-European *tri-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁eti

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰ(h₁)-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *tridʰ(h₁)ús?

▲

Proto-Indo-European *tri-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *tribʰú(H)s?

Proto-Italic *triðus

Latin tribus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin tribuō

Latin tribūtus

Latin tributum

Portuguese tributar

From Latin tributum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾi.buˈta(ʁ)/ [tɾi.buˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾi.buˈta(ʁ)/ [tɾi.buˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾi.buˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾi.buˈta(ʁ)/ [tɾi.buˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /tɾi.buˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾi.buˈtaɾ/ [tɾi.βuˈtaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾi.buˈtaɾ/ [tɾi.βuˈtaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾi.buˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: tri‧bu‧tar

Verb

tributar (first-person singular present tributo, first-person singular preterite tributei, past participle tributado)

1. to assess
2. to collect or pay tribute

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tributar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	tributar
Personal	tributar	tributares	tributar	tributarmos	tributardes	tributarem
Gerund
	tributando
Past participle
Masculine	tributado			tributados
Feminine	tributada			tributadas
Indicative
Present	tributo	tributas	tributa	tributamos	tributais	tributam
Imperfect	tributava	tributavas	tributava	tributávamos	tributáveis	tributavam
Preterite	tributei	tributaste	tributou	tributamos1, tributámos2	tributastes	tributaram
Pluperfect	tributara	tributaras	tributara	tributáramos	tributáreis	tributaram
Future	tributarei	tributarás	tributará	tributaremos	tributareis	tributarão
Conditional	tributaria	tributarias	tributaria	tributaríamos	tributaríeis	tributariam
Subjunctive
Present	tribute	tributes	tribute	tributemos	tributeis	tributem
Imperfect	tributasse	tributasses	tributasse	tributássemos	tributásseis	tributassem
Future	tributar	tributares	tributar	tributarmos	tributardes	tributarem
Imperative
Affirmative		tributa	tribute	tributemos	tributai	tributem
Negative (não)		não tributes	não tribute	não tributemos	não tributeis	não tributem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “tributar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “tributar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tributaire, from Latin tributarius.

Adjective

tributar m or n (feminine singular tributară, masculine plural tributari, feminine/neuter plural tributare)

1. tributary

Declension

Declension of tributar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	tributar		tributară	tributari	tributare
	definite	tributarul		tributara	tributarii	tributarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	tributar		tributare	tributari	tributare
	definite	tributarului		tributarei	tributarilor	tributarelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾibuˈtaɾ/ [t̪ɾi.β̞uˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: tri‧bu‧tar

Verb

tributar (first-person singular present tributo, first-person singular preterite tributé, past participle tributado)

1. to render; to pay tribute to
2. to pay a tax

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tributar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			tributar
gerund			tributando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tributado		tributada
		plural		tributados		tributadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tributo	tributastú tributásvos	tributa	tributamos	tributáis	tributan
	imperfect	tributaba	tributabas	tributaba	tributábamos	tributabais	tributaban
	preterite	tributé	tributaste	tributó	tributamos	tributasteis	tributaron
	future	tributaré	tributarás	tributará	tributaremos	tributaréis	tributarán
	conditional	tributaría	tributarías	tributaría	tributaríamos	tributaríais	tributarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tribute	tributestú tributésvos2	tribute	tributemos	tributéis	tributen
	imperfect (ra)	tributara	tributaras	tributara	tributáramos	tributarais	tributaran
	imperfect (se)	tributase	tributases	tributase	tributásemos	tributaseis	tributasen
	future1	tributare	tributares	tributare	tributáremos	tributareis	tributaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		tributatú tributávos	tribute	tributemos	tributad	tributen
	negative		no tributes	no tribute	no tributemos	no tributéis	no tributen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of tributar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive tributar	dative	tributarme	tributarte	tributarle, tributarse	tributarnos	tributaros	tributarles, tributarse
	accusative	tributarme	tributarte	tributarlo, tributarla, tributarse	tributarnos	tributaros	tributarlos, tributarlas, tributarse
with gerund tributando	dative	tributándome	tributándote	tributándole, tributándose	tributándonos	tributándoos	tributándoles, tributándose
	accusative	tributándome	tributándote	tributándolo, tributándola, tributándose	tributándonos	tributándoos	tributándolos, tributándolas, tributándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative tributa	dative	tribútame	tribútate	tribútale	tribútanos	not used	tribútales
	accusative	tribútame	tribútate	tribútalo, tribútala	tribútanos	not used	tribútalos, tribútalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative tributá	dative	tributame	tributate	tributale	tributanos	not used	tributales
	accusative	tributame	tributate	tributalo, tributala	tributanos	not used	tributalos, tributalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tribute	dative	tribúteme	not used	tribútele, tribútese	tribútenos	not used	tribúteles
	accusative	tribúteme	not used	tribútelo, tribútela, tribútese	tribútenos	not used	tribútelos, tribútelas
with first-person plural imperative tributemos	dative	not used	tributémoste	tributémosle	tributémonos	tributémoos	tributémosles
	accusative	not used	tributémoste	tributémoslo, tributémosla	tributémonos	tributémoos	tributémoslos, tributémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tributad	dative	tributadme	not used	tributadle	tributadnos	tributaos	tributadles
	accusative	tributadme	not used	tributadlo, tributadla	tributadnos	tributaos	tributadlos, tributadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tributen	dative	tribútenme	not used	tribútenle	tribútennos	not used	tribútenles, tribútense
	accusative	tribútenme	not used	tribútenlo, tribútenla	tribútennos	not used	tribútenlos, tribútenlas, tribútense

Further reading

• “tributar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026