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der Tribut

toll, price, tribute

noun · nominative / dative / accusative, singular masculine Rare #49,235
toll, price Often used in the phrase „seinen Tribut fordern“: to take a toll.
GE: Der lange Arbeitstag forderte seinen Tribut.
EN: The long workday took its toll.
tribute A payment or acknowledgment made to show respect or submission; in historical contexts, often a payment to a ruler.
GE: Das Land zahlte dem König Tribut.
EN: The country paid tribute to the king.
Declension of Tribut
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Accusative Tribut —
Dative Tribut —

Der Kaiser zahlte dem Sultan Tribut, um nicht angegriffen zu werden.

The emperor paid tribute to the sultan to avoid being attacked.

Bei wem von euch hat die Natur ihren Tribut gefordert?

Who among you has had nature take its toll?

— David Copperfield - Einmal Reichtum und zurück (2019)

Es war ein Tribut, wie in der alten Heimat, nur daß sie es in Amerika machten.

It was a tribute, just like in their old homeland, only they did it in America.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Die Strahlung hat ihren Tribut gefordert.

The radiation has taken its toll.

— Greenland 2 (2026)