LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

contribūtiō

contribūtiō f (genitive contribūtiōnis)
Classical[kɔn.trɪˈbuː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[kon.triˈbut.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. payment, contribution
  2. distribution

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecontribūtiōcontribūtiōnēs
genitivecontribūtiōniscontribūtiōnum
dativecontribūtiōnīcontribūtiōnibus
accusativecontribūtiōnemcontribūtiōnēs
ablativecontribūtiōnecontribūtiōnibus
vocativecontribūtiōcontribūtiōnēs

contrĭbūtĭo, ōnis, f. contribuo (postclass.).
I. A dividing, distributing: debiti et crediti, Dig. 16, 2, 1: in contributionem venire, ib. 24, 3, 7, § 4; 35, 2, 30, § 8.—
II. A contribution: omnium, Dig. 14, 2, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin contribūtiō From contribūō + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Catalancontribució
  • Frenchcontribution
  • Italiancontribuzione
  • Occitancontribucion
  • Portuguesecontribuição
  • Romaniancontribuție
  • Spanishcontribución
  • Dalmatiancontributiaun
  • Galiciancontribución
  • Russianконтрибу́ция

Quick answers

What does contribūtiō mean in Latin?
contribūtiō, a noun, means “payment, contribution; distribution”.
What is the genitive of contribūtiō?
The genitive singular is contribūtiōnis. contribūtiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce contribūtiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.trɪˈbuː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.triˈbut.t͡si.o].