Tribut

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See also: tribut and tribüt

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tribūtum.

Pronunciation

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  • 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
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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