verbthird conjugation
contribuō
contribuō (present infinitive contribuere, perfect active contribuī, supine contribūtum)
Classical[kɔnˈtrɪ.bu.oː]Ecclesiastical[konˈtriː.bu.o]
Meaning
- transitiveto put together, combine, join in one, unite
- transitiveto attach (a township, state, ruler, etc.) for political or administrative purposes
- transitiveusuallyto allot, assign
- transitiveto bring in one's share; to contribute, give
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.c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, De brevitate vitae 15 - to incorporate, impart
- Medieval Latinabsoluteintransitiveto pay (a share), contribute
[episcopi et archidiaconi] dicunt quod contribuere non debent, [..] quia contributio fieret contra eum qui contraxit cum principe suo.
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contribuō | contribuēbam | contribuam | contribuī | contribueram | contribuerō |
| 2nd sg. | contribuis | contribuēbās | contribuēs | contribuistī | contribuerās | contribueris |
| 3rd sg. | contribuit | contribuēbat | contribuet | contribuit | contribuerat | contribuerit |
| 1st pl. | contribuimus | contribuēbāmus | contribuēmus | contribuimus | contribuerāmus | contribuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | contribuitis | contribuēbātis | contribuētis | contribuistis | contribuerātis | contribueritis |
| 3rd pl. | contribuunt | contribuēbant | contribuent | contribuērunt contribuēre | contribuerant | contribuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contribuam | contribuerem | contribuerim | contribuissem |
| 2nd sg. | contribuās | contribuerēs | contribuerīs | contribuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | contribuat | contribueret | contribuerit | contribuisset |
| 1st pl. | contribuāmus | contribuerēmus | contribuerīmus | contribuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | contribuātis | contribuerētis | contribuerītis | contribuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | contribuant | contribuerent | contribuerint | contribuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contribuor | contribuēbar | contribuar |
| 2nd sg. | contribueris contribuere | contribuēbāris contribuēbāre | contribuēris contribuēre |
| 3rd sg. | contribuitur | contribuēbātur | contribuētur |
| 1st pl. | contribuimur | contribuēbāmur | contribuēmur |
| 2nd pl. | contribuiminī | contribuēbāminī | contribuēminī |
| 3rd pl. | contribuuntur | contribuēbantur | contribuentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contribuar | contribuerer |
| 2nd sg. | contribuāris contribuāre | contribuerēris contribuerēre |
| 3rd sg. | contribuātur | contribuerētur |
| 1st pl. | contribuāmur | contribuerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | contribuāminī | contribuerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | contribuantur | contribuerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | contribue | contribuere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | contribuite | contribuiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | contribuitō | contribuitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | contribuitō | contribuitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | contribuitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | contribuuntō | contribuuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | contribuere | contribuī |
| perfect infinitive | contribuisse | contribūtum esse |
| future infinitive | contribūtūrum esse | contribūtum īrī |
| present participle | contribuēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | contribūtus contribūta, contribūtā, contribūtae, contribūtam, contribūtārum, contribūtās, contribūte, contribūtī, contribūtīs, contribūtō, contribūtōrum, contribūtōs |
| future participle | contribūtūrus contribūtūra, contribūtūrā, contribūtūrae, contribūtūram, contribūtūrārum, contribūtūrās, contribūtūre, contribūtūrī, contribūtūrīs, contribūtūrō, contribūtūrōrum, contribūtūrōs, contribūtūrum | contribuendus contribuenda, contribuendā, contribuendae, contribuendam, contribuendārum, contribuendās, contribuende, contribuendīs, contribuendōrum, contribuendōs |
gerundcontribuendī, contribuendō, contribuendumsupinecontribūtum, contribūtū
con-trĭbŭo, trĭbŭi, trĭbūtum, 3,
I. v. a., to throw together, bring together, unite, incorporate, impart.
I. Of a part added to or united with a whole.
A. In gen.
2. With cum and abl.:
proprios ego tecum, Sit modo fas, annos contribuisse velim, Tib. 1, 6, 64.—3. With dat.:
prodesse putat apibus vetustate corruptis examen novum contribuere, Col. 9, 13, 9: suos (annos) tibi contribuit, Sen. Brev. Vit. 15, 1; cf. Dig. 35, 2, 15 pr.: CONTRIBVTVS EX LEGIONE III. GALLICAE (LEGIONI), Inscr. Afric. ap. Renier, 1357.—B. Esp.
1. Publicists' t. t., to add, join a district, city, etc., to a people, government, etc., to annex.
a. With cum and abl.:
Oscenses et Calagurritani, qui erant cum Oscensibus contributi, Caes. B. C. 1, 60 init. Kramer ad loc.—b. With dat.:
Phocenses Locrenseque ... iis (Aetolis) contribuerunt, Liv. 33, 34, 8: Epirotis Ambraciam placebat adgredi, quae tum contribuerat se Aetolis, id. 38, 3, 9; 39, 26, 2: Uxiorum dein gentem subactam Susianorum satrapae contribuit, Curt. 5, 3, 16: in (agro) Gallico, qui nunc Piceno contribuitur, Col. 3, 3, 2: Urbana colonia Sullana nuper Capua contributa, Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 62; cf. id. 3, 1, 3, § 14: (regna) isdem quibus ademerat reddidit, aut alienigenis contribuit, Suet. Aug. 48.—2. To admit, bring into a league or union:
polliceri ... Corinthum contributuros in anticum gentis concilium, Liv. 32, 19, 4: Elei, nuper in Achaicum (concilium) contributi, id. 42, 37, 9; cf.: Elei per se ipsi quam per Romanos maluerunt Achaïco contribui concilio, id. 36, 35, 7.—II. Of several objects united in one whole.
A. In gen., to bring together, unite, collect:
ubi simul plura contribuuntur, ex quibus unum medicamentum fit, Dig. 41, 1, 27, § 1: utilius est ... contributa habere remedia, to have them treated together in one place, instead of scattered through the work, Plin. 32, 4, 15, § 42: quondam pagatim habitantes ... in unam urbem contributi majores sui, Liv. 31, 30, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: una ex iis (urbibus) quae ad condendam Megalen polin ex concilio Arcadum contributae forent, id. 32, 5, 5.—B. Esp., to dispose, arrange, classify:
ut in octo tribus contribuerentur novi cives, Vell. 2, 20, 2: inter frumenta panicum et milium ponenda sunt, quamvis jam leguminibus ea contribuerim, Col. 2, 9, 17: in unam cohortem eos (milites) contribuit, Just. 12, 5, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
con-tribuō tribuī, tribūtus, ere,
to unite, incorporate, associate, enroll together: cum Oscensibus contributi, Cs.: Phocenses iis contribuerunt, L.: Corinthum in anticum gentis concilium, L.: urbes ad condendam Megalen contributae, L.—To join in giving, contribute, add: aliquid, O.: proprius tecum annos, share, Tb.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincontribuō
Latin tribuō Latin contribuō From con- + tribuō.
Descendants
- Catalancontribuir
- Englishcontribute
- Frenchcontribuer
- Italiancontribuire
- Portuguesecontribuir
- Romaniancontribui
- Spanishcontribuir
- Galiciancontribuír
In English words that came into English from contribuō
- contributecontribūtus
- contributorcontribuō