tributus

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Latin

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of tribuō.

Participle

tribūtus (feminine tribūta, neuter tribūtum); first/second-declension participle

  1. bestowed
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Etymology 2

tribū(s) +‎ -tus

Adjective

tribūtus (feminine tribūta, neuter tribūtum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. forming tribes
  2. formed by tribes
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

References

  • tributus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tributus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tributus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.