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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaffluente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /affluˈɛnte/
"Il fiume è il principale affluente della valle."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
"The Xingu River is a major clearwater tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil."
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Flowing or contributing into a larger body or entity.
"Several tributary streams merge to form the powerful main current."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin tributum meaning 'tribute', originating in the Roman historical context of subject states paying tax or tribute. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a ruler's payment to rivers flowing into a larger body of water, likening smaller streams paying their waters to a main river.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tributary" is said worldwide
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affluent
Transliteration: /a.fly.ɑ̃/
"La rivière est un affluent important du fleuve principal."
Nebenfluss
Transliteration: /ˈneːbn̩ˌflʊs/
"Der Fluss ist ein bedeutender Nebenfluss des Amazonas."
affluente
Transliteration: /affluˈɛnte/
"Il fiume è il principale affluente della valle."
afluente
Transliteration: /aflwˈente/
"El río Xingu es un afluente importante del Amazonas."
afluente
Transliteration: /ɐfluˈẽtʃi/
"O Rio Xingu é um grande afluente do Rio Amazonas."
सहायक नदी
Transliteration: sahayak nadi
"जिन्गु नदी अमेज़ॅन नदी की एक प्रमुख सहायक नदी है।"
支流
Transliteration: zhīliú
"辛古河是亚马孙河的一条重要支流。"
지류
Transliteration: jiru
"싱구강은 아마존 강의 주요 지류입니다."
支流
Transliteration: shiryū
"シングー川はアマゾン川の主要な支流です。"
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