tributo

See also: tributó and tributò

Catalan

Verb

tributo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tributar

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

French tributder.

Latin tribus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin tribuō

Latin tribūtus

Latin tribūtumder.

Middle French tributbor.

Middle English tribut

English tributeder.

Italian tributoder.

Spanish tributoder.

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Latin tribūtumbor.

German Tributder.

Esperanto tributo

From French tribut, English tribute, Italian tributo, Spanish tributo, German Tribut; ultimately from Latin tribūtum. First attested in 1894.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triˈbuto/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: tri‧bu‧to

Noun

tributo (accusative singular tributon, plural tributoj, accusative plural tributojn)

1. tribute

Derived terms

• tributi

Further reading

• “tributo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “tributo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triˈbu.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: tri‧bù‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin tribūtum.

Noun

tributo m (plural tributi)

1. tax
2. tribute
3. toll

Derived terms

• tributare

Related terms

• tribù

Etymology 2

Verb

tributo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tributare

Further reading

• tributo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• tributo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• ributto, ributtò

Ladino

Pronunciation

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

Noun

tributo m

1. tribute (acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift)
   • 1990, Aki Yerushalayim, numbers 41–44, page 4:

     No es una kestion de solamente render tributo a las viktimas en kualkier okazion o oportunidad.

     It is not a matter of simply giving tribute to the victims on any occasion or opportunity.

   • 2002, Gad Nassi, editor, En Tierras Ajenas Yo Me Vo Murir: Tekstos Kontemporanos en Djudeo-espaniol : Leyenda de Una Lingua - Haketia - Kuentos. Memorias - Meliselda - Oki Oki‎^[1], Isis, →ISBN, page 178:

     Kale ke tu ke me pages tributo o yo kale ke te page tributo.

     You need to pay me tribute or I need to pay you tribute.

Latin

Noun

tribūtō

1. dative/ablative singular of tribūtum

Adjective

tribūtō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tribūtus

Verb

tribūtō

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbu.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbu.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbu.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbu.tu/ [tɾiˈβu.tu]

• Hyphenation: tri‧bu‧to

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese tributo, trebuto, borrowed from Latin tribūtum.

Noun

tributo m (plural tributos)

1. tax or user charge
   • Article 3, Código Tributário Nacional (Brazilian National Taxation Code)

     Tributo é toda prestação pecuniária compulsória, em moeda ou cujo valor nela se possa exprimir, que não constitua sanção de ato ilícito, instituída em lei e cobrada mediante atividade administrativa plenamente vinculada.

     Tributo is any compulsory monetary payment, in currency or which value may be expressed in it, that does not constitute sanction to illicit action, instituted by law and charged through fully bound administrative activity.

2. tribute

Etymology 2

Verb

tributo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tributar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbuto/ [t̪ɾiˈβ̞u.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: tri‧bu‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin tribūtum. Doublet of treudo, which was inherited.

Noun

tributo m (plural tributos)

1. tribute

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tributo

1. first-person singular present indicative of tributar

Further reading

• “tributo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tributo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈbuto/ [t̪ɾɪˈbuː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: tri‧bu‧to

Noun

tributo (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜊᜓᜆᜓ)

1. tribute (forced submission of payment)

   Synonym: buwis