contribuo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From con- +‎ tribuō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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contribuō (present infinitive contribuere, perfect active contribuī, supine contribūtum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to put together, combine, join in one, unite
    Synonyms: committō, addō, adiciō, adalligō, colligō, applicō, illigō, implicō
  2. (transitive) to attach (a township, state, ruler, etc.) for political or administrative purposes
    1. (in general) to allot, assign
  3. (transitive) to bring in one's share; to contribute, give
    Synonym: intribuō
    • c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 15:
      Horum te mori nemo coget, omnes docebunt; horum nemo annos tuos conteret, suos tibi contribuet; nullius ex his sermo periculosus erit, nullius amicitia capitalis, nullius sumptuosa obseruatio.
      No one of these will force you to die, but all will teach you how to die; no one of these will wear out your years, but each will add his own years to yours; conversations with no one of these will bring you peril, the friendship of none will endanger your life, the courting of none will tax your purse.
  4. to incorporate, impart
    Synonym: participō
  5. (Medieval Latin, intransitive, absolute, with ad, with in) to pay (a share), contribute
    • [episcopi et archidiaconi] dicunt quod contribuere non debent, [..] quia contributio fieret contra eum qui contraxit cum principe suo.

Usage notes

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Unlike its Romance descendants or cōnferre, classically always transitive.

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of contribuō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contribuō contribuis contribuit contribuimus contribuitis contribuunt
imperfect contribuēbam contribuēbās contribuēbat contribuēbāmus contribuēbātis contribuēbant
future contribuam contribuēs contribuet contribuēmus contribuētis contribuent
perfect contribuī contribuistī contribuit contribuimus contribuistis contribuērunt,
contribuēre
pluperfect contribueram contribuerās contribuerat contribuerāmus contribuerātis contribuerant
future perfect contribuerō contribueris contribuerit contribuerimus contribueritis contribuerint
passive present contribuor contribueris,
contribuere
contribuitur contribuimur contribuiminī contribuuntur
imperfect contribuēbar contribuēbāris,
contribuēbāre
contribuēbātur contribuēbāmur contribuēbāminī contribuēbantur
future contribuar contribuēris,
contribuēre
contribuētur contribuēmur contribuēminī contribuentur
perfect contribūtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect contribūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect contribūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contribuam contribuās contribuat contribuāmus contribuātis contribuant
imperfect contribuerem contribuerēs contribueret contribuerēmus contribuerētis contribuerent
perfect contribuerim contribuerīs contribuerit contribuerīmus contribuerītis contribuerint
pluperfect contribuissem contribuissēs contribuisset contribuissēmus contribuissētis contribuissent
passive present contribuar contribuāris,
contribuāre
contribuātur contribuāmur contribuāminī contribuantur
imperfect contribuerer contribuerēris,
contribuerēre
contribuerētur contribuerēmur contribuerēminī contribuerentur
perfect contribūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect contribūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contribue contribuite
future contribuitō contribuitō contribuitōte contribuuntō
passive present contribuere contribuiminī
future contribuitor contribuitor contribuuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives contribuere contribuisse contribūtūrum esse contribuī contribūtum esse contribūtum īrī
participles contribuēns contribūtūrus contribūtus contribuendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
contribuendī contribuendō contribuendum contribuendō contribūtum contribūtū

Descendants

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References

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Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Verb

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contribuo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of contribuir