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"contribution" in seven languages

Meaningcontribution

Spanish

contribución

/kontɾibuˈθjon/

fem.learned

Aportación is just as common in Spain.

French

contribution

/kɔ̃tʁibysjɔ̃/

fem.learned

Italian

contributo

/kontriˈbuto/

masc.learned

From the participle CONTRIBŪTUM; contribuzione exists but is formal.

Portuguese

contribuição

/kõtɾibujˈsɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Romanian

contribuție

/kontriˈbutsie/

fem.learned

Catalan

contribució

/kuntɾibusiˈo/

fem.learned

English

contribution

/kɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/

from Latin/French · Old French contribution, from Latin

English → ItaliancontributioncontributoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

CONTRIBŪTIŌNEM‘a paying in, contribution’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

Spanish and French keep the -tion noun; everyday Italian prefers il contributo, built on the participle, which also names social-security payments (i contributi).

English relatives: contribute, tribute

Sound laws at work

-TIŌNEM: learned -ción, inherited -zón

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In a sentence

  • esGracias por tu contribución.
  • frMerci pour votre contribution.
  • itGrazie per il tuo contributo.
  • ptObrigado pela sua contribuição.
  • roMulțumesc pentru contribuția ta.
  • caGràcies per la teva contribució.
  • enThank you for your contribution.

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