nät

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nat"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish næt, from Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

nät n

1. net; a mesh of string, cord, or rope.
2. (fishing) net; a device made from such mesh, generally used for catching fish.
3. net; a device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
4. (computing) net; a computer network.
5. (sports) net; framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, etc.
6. (sports) net; mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.

Declension

Declension of nät
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nät	nätet	nät	näten
Genitive	näts	nätets	näts	nätens

Derived terms

• myggnät
• näta
• näthinna

Further reading

• nät in Svensk ordbok.