Contributary

/kənˈtrɪbjʊtəri/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or serving as a tributary; flowing into or contributing to a larger system or body.

Etymology

From Latin contributarius, from contribuere (to bring together). Originally used for tributaries in geography, it expanded to describe anything that flows into or adds to something larger.

Kelly Says

Tributaries and contributaries are nature's way of showing cooperation—thousands of small streams don't fight, they merge into rivers, making something greater together.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስራት
mes-ra-t
ARالعربية
مساهم
mus-a-ham
BNবাংলা
দাতা
da-ta
CACatalà
contributiu
kon-tri-boo-ti-u
CSČeština
příspěvkový
pri-spev-ko-vy
DADansk
bidragende
bi-da-gran-de
DEDeutsch
beitragend
bayt-gra-den
ELΕλληνικά
συμβατικός
sim-va-ti-kos
ESEspañol
contributivo
kon-tri-boo-ti-vo
FAفارسی
سهم‌دار
se-hem-da-ar
FISuomi
avustava
a-vus-ta-va
FRFrançais
contributif
kɔ̃.tʁi.bju.tif
GUGU
સહાયક
sa-ha-yak
HAHA
biki
bi-ki
HEעברית
מכניס
me-knis
HIहिन्दी
योगदान देने वाला
yog-daan de-ne-wa-la
HUMagyar
közreműködő
ko-zer-mu-koo-do
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkontribusi
ber-kon-tri-boo-si
IGIG
nwe
nwe
ITItaliano
contributivo
kon-tri-boo-ti-vo
JA日本語
寄与する
ki-yu-suru
KKKK
қос
kos
KMKM
ចំនួន
cham-nuon
KO한국어
기여하는
ki-yeo-ha-neun
MRMR
योगदान
yog-daan
MSBahasa Melayu
menyumbang
me-nyum-bang
MYမြန်မာ
ကူညီ
ku-ni
NLNederlands
bijdragende
bij-dra-gen-de
NONorsk
bidragende
bi-da-gran-de
PAPA
ਕਿયਮ
ki-yam
PLPolski
wnoszący
vnos-zisz-chi
PTPortuguês
contributivo
kon-tri-boo-ti-vo
RORomână
contributiv
kon-tri-boo-tiv
RUРусский
вносящий
vnosya-shchiy
SVSvenska
bidragsgivande
bid-rags-gi-van-de
SWKiswahili
mchangiaji
m-chan-gia-ji
TAதமிழ்
உதவி செய்பவர்
u-tha-vi sei-pa-var
TEతెలుగు
సహకరించే
sa-ha-ka-rin-che
THไทย
มีส่วนร่วม
mee-sawan-lom
TLTL
nagpapangyari
na-ga-pa-pan-gyari
TRTürkçe
katkı sağlayan
kat-ki sag-la-yan
UKУкраїнська
вносячий
vnosyachiy
URاردو
سہارا
sa-ha-ra
VITiếng Việt
góp phần
go-p-phan
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
有贡献的
yǒu gòngxiàn de
ZUZU
umhlangano
oom-hla-nga-no

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