Tributary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a branch that flows into the main stream

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈɪbjuːtəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /tɹˈɪbjuːtˌɛɹi/.

Examples

a tributary colony
working conditions are not conducive to productivity
the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confluent affluent contributing contributive contributory conducive feeder

Antonyms

distributary

Parts of Speech

noun	a branch that flows into the main stream
adjective	(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream
adjective	paying tribute “a tributary colony”
adjective	tending to bring about; being partly responsible for “working conditions are not conducive to productivity”

Word Forms

feed	verb	feed into; supply
conduce	verb	be conducive to
contribute	verb	be conducive to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nebenfluss

ein Zweig, der in den Hauptstrom mündet

🇫🇷French

affluent

une branche qui se jette dans le ruisseau principal

🇪🇸Spanish

afluente

un ramal que desemboca en la corriente principal

🇮🇹Italian

affluente

un ramo che sfocia nel ruscello principale

🇳🇱Dutch

zijrivier

een zijtak die uitmondt in de hoofdstroom

🇵🇹Portuguese

afluente

um ramo que flui para o fluxo principal

🇷🇺Russian

приток

ветвь, впадающая в основной поток

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहायक नदी

एक शाखा जो मुख्य धारा में बहती है

🇧🇩Bengali

উপনদী

একটি শাখা যা মূল স্রোতে প্রবাহিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை நதி

பிரதான நீரோட்டத்தில் பாயும் ஒரு கிளை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపనది

ప్రధాన ప్రవాహంలోకి ప్రవహించే శాఖ

🇮🇳Marathi

उपनदी

एक शाखा जी मुख्य प्रवाहात वाहते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપનદી

એક શાખા જે મુખ્ય પ્રવાહમાં વહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪನದಿ

ಮುಖ್ಯ ಪ್ರವಾಹಕ್ಕೆ ಹರಿಯುವ ಶಾಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോഷകനദി

പ്രധാന സ്ട്രീമിലേക്ക് ഒഴുകുന്ന ഒരു ശാഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਹਾਇਕ ਨਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਖਾ ਜੋ ਮੁੱਖ ਧਾਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਗਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاون ندی

ایک شاخ جو مرکزی ندی میں بہتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

支流

流入主流的支流

🇯🇵Japanese

支流

本流に流れ込む支流

🇰🇷Korean

지류

본류로 흐르는 가지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phụ lưu

một nhánh chảy vào dòng chính

🇹🇭Thai

แคว

เป็นกิ่งก้านที่ไหลเข้าสู่กระแสหลัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

anak sungai

cabang yang mengalir ke arus utama

🇲🇾Malay

anak sungai

cabang yang mengalir ke aliran utama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرافد

فرع يتدفق إلى التيار الرئيسي

🇮🇷Persian

خراجی

شاخه ای که به نهر اصلی می ریزد

🇹🇷Turkish

haraç

ana akıntıya akan bir dal

🇮🇱Hebrew

יוּבַל

ענף שזורם לזרם המרכזי

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The primary meaning of 'tributary' is 'a branch that flows into the main stream'.

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