Beitrag German · revision 35217

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːk/, /ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁax/, /ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːx/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Beitrag''' ''m'' (genitive Beitrages or Beitrags, plural Beiträge)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a noun formed on the stem of the verb [[beitragen]] “to contribute”,^(Wiktionary)^(Wiktionary DE)^(DWB2|4, 839) itself [[inh|gmh|bītragen]], formed [[af|de|bei-|tragen]].^(DWB2|4, 840)^(Paul 2002) Its counterpart is [[nl|bijdrage]].^(DWB|1, 1405)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The noun is found in Early New High German in the senses “(financial) contribution, levy” and figuratively “contribution, share, collaboration”.^(FWB) The Revised Grimm dictionary's first dated record is from Harsdörffer in 1646, of a contribution to a conversation from which a joint work is to grow; one from before 1683 in Lohenstein concerns a contribution to the costs of war.^(DWB2|4, 839)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The money sense led to the regular dues of a member and, later, to social insurance contributions.^(DWB2|4, 839) The Grimms noted that ''Beitrag'' was gentler than ''Beisteuer'', which was given only to the needy, and that it was also used for contributions to a joint work, to science and to periodicals.^(DWB|1, 1405) The usual verb with it was first ''Beitrag tun'', and since the 19th century ''einen Beitrag leisten''.^(Paul 2002) Many scholarly series are called ''Beiträge'', for instance the ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur'' founded in 1874, known after its editors as “Paul and Braune's Beiträge”.^(Paul 2002) The sense extends to a piece in a radio or television programme and, in internet use, to a post.^(DWB2|4, 839)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Around 1200 – Middle High German ''bītragen'' “to carry near” is used by Wolfram.^(DWB2|4, 840)

+ * 1646 – Harsdörffer uses ''Beitrag'' for a contribution to a joint work.^(DWB2|4, 839)

+ * Before 1683 – Lohenstein writes of a ''Beitrag'' to the costs of war.^(DWB2|4, 839)

+ * 1797 – Kant writes of supporting the poor by regular ''Beiträge''.^(DWB2|4, 839)

+ * 19th century – ''einen Beitrag leisten'' replaces ''Beitrag tun''.^(Paul 2002)

+ * 1874 – The ''Beiträge zur Geschichte der deutschen Sprache und Literatur'' begin.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|dues]], a [[m|en|fee]]: an amount paid, usually regularly, to a club, organisation or insurance.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A [[m|en|contribution]], one's share in bringing something about; with ''zu'': ''ein wichtiger Beitrag zum Umweltschutz''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # An [[m|en|article]] in a newspaper, journal or collective volume; a self-contained item in a radio or television programme.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(Internet)'' A [[m|en|post]] in a forum or on social media.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[beitragen]]

+ * [[tragen]]

+ * [[Ertrag]]

+ * [[Vortrag]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Einen Beitrag leisten'' “to make a contribution” is the usual phrase today.^(Paul 2002)^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}