internauta

Catalan

Etymology

From internet +‎ -nauta (“-naut, navigator”). Calque of English internaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [in.tərˈnaw.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [in.teɾˈnaw.ta]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [in.terˈnaw.ta]
• Rhymes: -awta
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧nau‧ta

Noun

internauta m or f by sense (plural internautes)

1. (computing) internaut (Internet user)

   Synonym: cibernauta

Further reading

• “internauta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “internauta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “internauta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

English internetwork

English Internetbor.

Galician internet

Galician -nauta

Galician internauta

From internet + -nauta (“-naut, navigator”).

Noun

internauta m or f by sense (plural internautas)

1. (computing) internaut (Internet user)

   Synonym: cibernauta

Further reading

• “internauta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From internet +‎ -nauta (“-naut, navigator”). Calque of English internaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌin.terˈnaw.ta/
• Rhymes: -awta
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧nàu‧ta

Noun

internauta m or f by sense (masculine plural internauti, feminine plural internaute)

1. (computing) internaut (Internet user)

   Synonym: cibernauta

Further reading

• internauta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• internauta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• internauta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• internàuta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• internàuta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

From Internet +‎ -nauta (“-naut, navigator”). Calque of English internaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.tɛrˈnaw.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -awta
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧nau‧ta

Noun

internauta m pers (female equivalent internautka)

1. (computing) internaut (Internet user)

   Synonym: cybernauta

Declension

Declension of internauta

	singular	plural
nominative	internauta	internauci/internauty (deprecative)
genitive	internauty	internautów
dative	internaucie	internautom
accusative	internautę	internautów
instrumental	internautą	internautami
locative	internaucie	internautach
vocative	internauto	internauci

Further reading

• “internauta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “internauta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Internet +‎ -nauta (“-naut, navigator”). Calque of English internaut.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾˈnaw.tɐ/ [ˌĩ.teɾˈnaʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾˈnaw.tɐ/ [ˌĩ.teɾˈnaʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾˈnaw.ta/ [ˌĩ.teɾˈnaʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.tɛɾˈnaw.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -awtɐ
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧nau‧ta

Noun

internauta m or f by sense (plural internautas)

1. (dated, literary) internaut (Internet user)

   Synonym: cibernauta

Further reading

• “internauta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “internauta”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “internauta”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “internauta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “internauta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From internet +‎ -nauta (“-naut, navigator”). Calque of English internaut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteɾˈnauta/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾˈnau̯.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -auta
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧nau‧ta

Noun

internauta m or f by sense (plural internautas)

1. (computing) internaut (Internet user)

   Synonym: cibernauta

Adjective

internauta m or f (masculine and feminine plural internautas)

1. synonym of internáutico

Further reading

• “internauta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025