verbthird conjugation
retribuō
retribuō (present infinitive retribuere, perfect active retribuī, supine retribūtum)
Classical[rɛˈtrɪ.bu.oː]Ecclesiastical[reˈtriː.bu.o]
Meaning
- to give back, return or repay (money)
- to recompense
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retribuō | retribuēbam | retribuam | retribuī | retribueram | retribuerō |
| 2nd sg. | retribuis | retribuēbās | retribuēs | retribuistī | retribuerās | retribueris |
| 3rd sg. | retribuit | retribuēbat | retribuet | retribuit | retribuerat | retribuerit |
| 1st pl. | retribuimus | retribuēbāmus | retribuēmus | retribuimus | retribuerāmus | retribuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | retribuitis | retribuēbātis | retribuētis | retribuistis | retribuerātis | retribueritis |
| 3rd pl. | retribuunt | retribuēbant | retribuent | retribuērunt retribuēre | retribuerant | retribuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retribuam | retribuerem | retribuerim | retribuissem |
| 2nd sg. | retribuās | retribuerēs | retribuerīs | retribuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | retribuat | retribueret | retribuerit | retribuisset |
| 1st pl. | retribuāmus | retribuerēmus | retribuerīmus | retribuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | retribuātis | retribuerētis | retribuerītis | retribuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | retribuant | retribuerent | retribuerint | retribuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retribuor | retribuēbar | retribuar |
| 2nd sg. | retribueris retribuere | retribuēbāris retribuēbāre | retribuēris retribuēre |
| 3rd sg. | retribuitur | retribuēbātur | retribuētur |
| 1st pl. | retribuimur | retribuēbāmur | retribuēmur |
| 2nd pl. | retribuiminī | retribuēbāminī | retribuēminī |
| 3rd pl. | retribuuntur | retribuēbantur | retribuentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retribuar | retribuerer |
| 2nd sg. | retribuāris retribuāre | retribuerēris retribuerēre |
| 3rd sg. | retribuātur | retribuerētur |
| 1st pl. | retribuāmur | retribuerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | retribuāminī | retribuerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | retribuantur | retribuerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | retribue | retribuere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | retribuite | retribuiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | retribuitō | retribuitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | retribuitō | retribuitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | retribuitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | retribuuntō | retribuuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | retribuere | retribuī |
| perfect infinitive | retribuisse | retribūtum esse |
| future infinitive | retribūtūrum esse | retribūtum īrī |
| present participle | retribuēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | retribūtus retribūta, retribūtā, retribūtae, retribūtam, retribūtārum, retribūtās, retribūte, retribūtī, retribūtīs, retribūtō, retribūtōrum, retribūtōs |
| future participle | retribūtūrus retribūtūra, retribūtūrā, retribūtūrae, retribūtūram, retribūtūrārum, retribūtūrās, retribūtūre, retribūtūrī, retribūtūrīs, retribūtūrō, retribūtūrōrum, retribūtūrōs, retribūtūrum | retribuendus retribuenda, retribuendā, retribuendae, retribuendam, retribuendārum, retribuendās, retribuende, retribuendīs, retribuendōrum, retribuendōs |
gerundretribuendī, retribuendō, retribuendumsupineretribūtum, retribūtū
rē^-trĭbŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a.,
I. to give back, return, restore, repay (class., but freq. only in eccl. Lat.; syn. remuneror).
I. Lit.:
corpora retribuat rebus recreetque fluentes, Lucr. 5, 275: populo pecuniam acceptam, Liv. 2, 41, 8: fructum quem meruerunt, Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 44: aliena suis, Paul. Nol. Carm. 32, 514: quodcunque aliud acceperis, potes cum libuit retribuere, App. Mag. p. 332, 24.—II. Trop.:
vicem alicui, to repay, requite, Lact. 6, 18, 22: retributionem gentibus, Vulg. 1 Macc. 2, 68: justis bona, id. Prov. 13, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-tribuō uī, ūtus, ere,
to give back, return, restore, repay: pecuniam acceptam populo, L.: illis fructum quem meruerunt, render.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinretribuō
Latin tribuō Latin retribuō From re- + tribuō.
Descendants
- Catalanretribuir
- Englishretribute
- Frenchrétribuer
- Romanianretribuifrom French rétribuer
- Germanretribuieren
- Italianretribuire
- Portugueseretribuir
- Spanishretribuir
- Dutchretribueren
- Galicianretribuir
In English words that came into English from retribuō
- retributionretribuō
- retributeretributus