attribution
English
Etymology
From Middle FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Middle French#ATTRIBUTION attributionCategory:English undefined derivations#ATTRIBUTION, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ATTRIBUTION attributioCategory:English undefined derivations#ATTRIBUTION.
Pronunciation
Noun
attribution (countable and uncountable, plural attributions)Category:English lemmas#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:English nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:English uncountable nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:English countable nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:English countable nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Pages with entries#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ATTRIBUTION
- The act of attributing something.
- An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
- The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.Category:English terms with usage examples#ATTRIBUTION
- (lawCategory:en:Law#ATTRIBUTION) A legal doctrine by which liability is extended to a defendant who did not actually commit the tortious or criminal act.
- (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#ATTRIBUTION) Authority or function assigned
Derived terms
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Translations
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:French learned borrowings from Latin#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:French terms derived from Latin#ATTRIBUTION attribūtiō. By surface analysis, attribuer + -tionCategory:French terms suffixed with -ation#ATTRIBUTION.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/Category:French 4-syllable words#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#ATTRIBUTION
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ATTRIBUTIONAudio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#ATTRIBUTIONAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Noun
attribution f (plural attributions)Category:French lemmas#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:French nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:French countable nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:French feminine nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Pages with entries#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ATTRIBUTION
- allocation, allotment
- (in the plural) remit, duty
- Je suis désolé, mais cela ne fait pas partie de mes attributions.
- I'm sorry, but that doesn't fall under my remit.
See also
Further reading
- “attribution”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Swedish
Noun
attribution cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Swedish nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Pages with entries#ATTRIBUTIONCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ATTRIBUTION
- attribution (ascribing of authorship)
- Attributionen av tavlan till Nisse visade sig vara felaktig
- The attribution of the painting to Nisse turned out to be incorrect
- en tveksam attribution
- a dubious attribution
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | attribution | attributions |
| definite | attributionen | attributionens | |
| plural | indefinite | attributioner | attributioners |
| definite | attributionerna | attributionernas |
Related terms
See also
References
- “attribution”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “attribution”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)