net

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See also: Net, NET, neť, nét, nèt, nết, nẹt, .net, and .NET

English[edit]

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A fishing net
A net of a dodecahedron

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: nĕt, IPA(key): /nɛt/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English nett, from Old English net, nett, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Cognate with West Frisian net, Low German Nett, Dutch net, German Netz, Danish net, Swedish nät.

Noun[edit]

net (plural nets)

  1. A mesh of string, cord or rope.
    a hairnet; a mosquito net; a tennis net
  2. A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.
  3. A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
    • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 190:
      The nets have to be checked to make sure that they are not tangled up and therefore useless, and the carcasses of the dead sharks are removed.
  4. Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
    Petri net
  5. (by extension) A trap.
    caught in the prosecuting attorney's net
  6. (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
  7. A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
    1. (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
  8. (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
    • 2010 December 29, Mark Vesty, “Wigan 2-2 Arsenal”, in BBC:
      Wigan had N'Zogbia sent off late on but Squillaci headed into his own net to give the home side a deserved point.
    The striker headed the ball into the net to make it 1-0.
  9. (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
  10. (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from net (noun)
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]

net (third-person singular simple present nets, present participle netting, simple past and past participle netted)

  1. (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
  3. To enclose or cover with a net.
    to net a tree
  4. (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
    Evans netted the winner in the 80th minute.
    • 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves [1]
      Romeu then scored a penalty, Torres netted a header and Moses added the sixth from substitute Oscar's cross.
  5. (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
    • 2011 June 28, David Ornstein, “Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters”, in BBC Sport‎[2]:
      Azarenka whipped a sensational forehand around the net post to break for 2-0 in the second set, followed it up with a love hold and moved to 5-1 when Paszek netted a forehand.
  6. To form a netting or network; to knit.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English net, nette, from Old French net, from Latin nitidus. Compare nitid, neat.

Alternative forms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

net (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
  2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
    net wine
  3. Remaining after expenses or deductions.
    net profit; net weight
  4. Final; end.
    net result; net conclusion
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from net (adjective) after expenses; final
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Adverb[edit]

net (not comparable)

  1. After expenses or deductions.
    You'll have $5000 net.
Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

net (plural nets)

  1. The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

net (third-person singular simple present nets, present participle netting, simple past and past participle netted)

  1. (transitive) To receive as profit.
    The company nets $30 on every sale.
  2. (transitive) To yield as profit for.
    The scam netted the criminals $30,000.
  3. To fully hedge a position.
    Every party is netting their position with a counter-party
Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  • net at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch net.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. only, just

Bavarian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German nicht, from Old High German niowiht. Cognates include German nicht and Luxembourgish net.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ned̥/, /nɛd̥/
  • Hyphenation: net

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. not
    • 1938, Josef Weinheber, Wien wörtlich, Sieg der Provinz:
      I waaß net, es gibt so vü' Dichter in Wien,
      und ålle geehrt und berühmt.
      I didn't know there were so many poets in Vienna,
      and all honorable and famous.

References[edit]

  • Maria Hornung; Sigmar Grüner (2002), “ned, nęd, net, nęt”, in Wörterbuch der Wiener Mundart, 2nd edition, ÖBV & HPT
  • Petr Šubrt (2010) Wiener dialekt (master thesis), Masaryk University, page 62

Catalan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Catalan net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, syncopated from Latin nitidus (“bright, clear”). Doublet of nèdol ('pasturage'), from Old Catalan nèdeu (“clean”), from nitidus- but without the early syncope. Compare also French net, Italian netto.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

net (feminine neta, masculine plural nets, feminine plural netes)

  1. clean
    Antonyms: brut, sutze
  2. net
  3. (castells) (of a castell) built without a pinya, or without a folre or manilles when it would normally have these
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. cleanly

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

net m (plural nets, feminine neta)

  1. (2016 spelling reform) Alternative spelling of nét (“grandson”)

Further reading[edit]

Central Franconian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German niowiht.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. (most dialects) not
    Dat es jar net wohr!
    That’s not true at all!

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From German nett, from Old French net (“neat”), from Latin nitidus (“shining”).

Adjective[edit]

net (plural and definite singular attributive nette)

  1. visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of net
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular net nettere nettest2
Neuter singular net nettere nettest2
Plural nette nettere nettest2
Definite attributive1 nette nettere netteste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2[edit]

Older ned, from Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, cognate with Swedish nät, English net, German Netz. The modern Danish form, with -t instead of regular -d, is influenced by Low German Nett.

Noun[edit]

net n (singular definite nettet, plural indefinite net)

  1. net
  2. web
  3. reusable bag of cloth
Declension[edit]
Declension of net
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative net nettet net nettene
genitive nets nettets nets nettenes

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Noun[edit]

net n (plural netten, diminutive netje n)

  1. net (mesh)
  2. net (device for catching and trapping)
  3. television channel
    Synonyms: kanaal, zender
  4. television network (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  5. omentum, caul
  6. a network, especially the Internet
    Synonyms: internet, web
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Negerhollands: net
  • → Arawak: nete
  • → Indonesian: net
  • → Papiamentu: nèt

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch net, which is borrowed from Old French net, from Latin nitidus.[1]

Adjective[edit]

net (comparative netter, superlative netst)

  1. clean, tidy
  2. decent, proper
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of net
uninflected net
inflected nette
comparative netter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial net netter het netst
het netste
indefinite m./f. sing. nette nettere netste
n. sing. net netter netste
plural nette nettere netste
definite nette nettere netste
partitive nets netters —
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Negerhollands: net
  • → Papiamentu: nèt

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. tidily, neatly
  2. decently, properly
  3. just, nearly, barely
  4. just recently
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ net; in: J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Anagrams[edit]

Elfdalian[edit]

Noun[edit]

net n

  1. net

Inflection[edit]

Declension of net
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative net netið net netę
accusative net netið net netę
dative neti netį netum netum(e)
genitive — — — —

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

net n (genitive singular nets, plural net)

  1. (fowling, sports) mesh, the material to make a "nót" (fishing net)
  2. A network (computing)
  3. A net for carrying hay

Declension[edit]

Declension of net
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative net netið net netini
accusative net netið net netini
dative neti netinum netum netunum
genitive nets netsins neta netanna

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ne (“they”) +‎ -t (nominative plural). Compare Estonian need.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnet/, [ˈne̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -et
  • Syllabification(key): net

Pronoun[edit]

net

  1. (now dialectal, demonstrative) Alternative form of ne.
  2. (dialectal, personal) Alternative form of he.

Declension[edit]

Same as ne except for the nominative plural form.

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French net, inherited from Latin nitidus (“shiny”) through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nittus. Doublet of nitide, a borrowing.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

net (feminine nette, masculine plural nets, feminine plural nettes)

  1. clean, tidy
  2. clear
  3. neat (as opposed to gross)
  4. net (as opposed to gross)

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Romanian: net
  • → Spanish: neto
  • → Turkish: net

Further reading[edit]

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus.

Adjective[edit]

net

  1. clean, neat

Derived terms[edit]

Gallo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. completely, entirely

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. (Austria, Southern German, parts of central Germany, colloquial) Alternative form of nicht (“not”)
    Hab ich’s dir net erzählt?
    Have I not told you?

Alternative forms[edit]

Hungarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

net (plural netek)

  1. (informal, computing, Internet) Internet
    Synonym: internet

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative net netek
accusative netet neteket
dative netnek neteknek
instrumental nettel netekkel
causal-final netért netekért
translative netté netekké
terminative netig netekig
essive-formal netként netekként
essive-modal — —
inessive netben netekben
superessive neten neteken
adessive netnél neteknél
illative netbe netekbe
sublative netre netekre
allative nethez netekhez
elative netből netekből
delative netről netekről
ablative nettől netektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		neté neteké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		netéi netekéi
Possessive forms of net
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. netem neteim
2nd person sing. neted neteid
3rd person sing. nete netei
1st person plural netünk neteink
2nd person plural netetek neteitek
3rd person plural netük neteik

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. not
    Die Blum is net rod.
    The flower is not red.
    De Hund laafd net schnell.
    The dog does not run fast.
    De Mann essd de Eppel net.
    The man does not eat the apple.
    • 2018 João Cabral de Melo Neto, Cléo V. Altenhofen, Der Moint om Stricke:
      En Hoohn alleen strickt noch net en Moint

Further reading[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

net n (genitive singular nets, nominative plural net)

  1. net
  2. (computing) network
  3. (computing, usually definite) the Internet
    Ég þoli þetta ekki, ég kemst ekki á netið.
    I can't stand it, I can't connect to the internet.

Declension[edit]

declension of net
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative net netið net netin
accusative net netið net netin
dative neti netinu netum netunum
genitive nets netsins neta netanna

Synonyms[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch net, from Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛt̚]
  • Hyphenation: nèt

Noun[edit]

net (first-person possessive netku, second-person possessive netmu, third-person possessive netnya)

  1. (sports) net, a mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
    Hyponym: jaring

Further reading[edit]

Kven[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Finnish ne, from Proto-Finnic *nek. Cognates include Meänkieli net.

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

net

  1. these, those

Pronoun[edit]

net

  1. these, those
  2. they

Declension[edit]

Declension of net
singular plural
nominative se net
genitive sen niitten, niinen
partitive sitä niitä
illative siihen niihin
inessive siinä niissä
elative siitä, siittä niistä
allative sille, sillet niile, niilet
adessive sillä niilä
ablative siltä niiltä
translative sinä niinä
essive siksi niiksi

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

Kven demonstratives
proximal neutral distal
singular tämä se tuo
plural nämät net nuot
Kven personal pronouns
first second third anim third anim or inan
singular mie sie hän se
plural met tet het net

References[edit]

  • Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 278

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

net

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of nō
  2. third-person singular present active indicative of neō

Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)[1]

Particle[edit]

nèt

  1. even
    net jis verkė ― even he cried
    jis net verkė ― he even cried

References[edit]

  1. ^ “net”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

Further reading[edit]

  • “net”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
  • “net”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“thing, being”), from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wiht- (“thing”). Compare English not, German nicht, Dutch niet, West Frisian net.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. not

Meänkieli[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *nek +‎ -t (“nominative plural suffix”). Compare Finnish ne, net.

Pronoun[edit]

net

  1. they

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman neit, a variant of Old French net, nette, from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

net

  1. worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant
  2. net

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Norman[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus (“shiny”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

net m

  1. (Jersey) clean
    Synonym: propre

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

net n (definite singular netet, indefinite plural net, definite plural neta or neti)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of nett

Old English[edit]

Noun[edit]

net n

  1. Alternative form of nett

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *nittus, syncopated from Latin nitidus (“shining, polished”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

net m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nete)

  1. clean

Declension[edit]

Declension of net
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject nez, nes nete net
Oblique net nete net
Plural Subject net netes net
Oblique nez, nes netes net

Descendants[edit]

  • Anglo-Norman: neit
  • French: net (see there for further descendants)
  • → Breton: néat
  • → Middle Dutch: net
    • Dutch: net
    • → Middle High German: nett (Lower Rhenish)
  • → Middle English: net, nette
    • English: net (obsolete)
  • → Spanish: neto (if not from Catalan)

References[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

Noun[edit]

net m (genitive nit, nominative plural nit)

  1. nest

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative net netL nitL
Vocative nit netL nituH
Accusative netN netL nituH
Genitive nitL net netN
Dative netL netaib netaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: nead
  • Scottish Gaelic: nead
  • Manx: edd (“nest”)

References[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *natją, whence also Old English net, nett, Old Frisian nette, nitte, Old Saxon net, nett, netti, Old High German nezzi, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Noun[edit]

net n

  1. net

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • net in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German niwiht, niweht, niht, a contracted form of Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic *wihtą.

Compare German nicht, Dutch niet, English not.

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. not

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Clipping of internet.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

net f (usually uncountable, plural nets)

  1. (colloquial) Net; the Internet
    Synonyms: rede, Internet, web
  2. (colloquial, by extension) Internet connection
    Fiquei sem net por uma hora.
    I lost my Internet connection for one hour.

References[edit]

  1. ^ “net” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. ^ “net” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French net, itself from Latin nitidus. Doublet of the inherited neted.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

net m or n (feminine singular netă, masculine plural neți, feminine and neuter plural nete)

  1. net
  2. clear, clear-cut, plain

Declension[edit]

Declension of net
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite net netă neți nete
definite netul neta neții netele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite net nete neți nete
definite netului netei neților netelor

Synonyms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. clearly, distinctly
  2. plainly, flatly
  3. directly, bluntly, point blank, crisply
  4. avowedly

Turkish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French net, from Latin nitidus.

Adjective[edit]

net

  1. clear
  2. manifest
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From English net.

Noun[edit]

net (definite accusative neti, plural netler)

  1. (sports) The net used in ping-pong or tennis.
Declension[edit]
Inflection
Nominative net
Definite accusative neti
Singular Plural
Nominative net netler
Definite accusative neti netleri
Dative nete netlere
Locative nette netlerde
Ablative netten netlerden
Genitive netin netlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular netim netlerim
2nd singular netin netlerin
3rd singular neti netleri
1st plural netimiz netlerimiz
2nd plural netiniz netleriniz
3rd plural netleri netleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular netimi netlerimi
2nd singular netini netlerini
3rd singular netini netlerini
1st plural netimizi netlerimizi
2nd plural netinizi netlerinizi
3rd plural netlerini netlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular netime netlerime
2nd singular netine netlerine
3rd singular netine netlerine
1st plural netimize netlerimize
2nd plural netinize netlerinize
3rd plural netlerine netlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular netimde netlerimde
2nd singular netinde netlerinde
3rd singular netinde netlerinde
1st plural netimizde netlerimizde
2nd plural netinizde netlerinizde
3rd plural netlerinde netlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular netimden netlerimden
2nd singular netinden netlerinden
3rd singular netinden netlerinden
1st plural netimizden netlerimizden
2nd plural netinizden netlerinizden
3rd plural netlerinden netlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular netimin netlerimin
2nd singular netinin netlerinin
3rd singular netinin netlerinin
1st plural netimizin netlerimizin
2nd plural netinizin netlerinizin
3rd plural netlerinin netlerinin

References[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) + *aiw- (“ever”) + *wihtą (“thing”).

Adverb[edit]

net

  1. not
Inflection[edit]
  • “net (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Frisian nette, nitte, from Proto-West Germanic *nati, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).

Noun[edit]

net n (plural netten, diminutive netsje)

  1. net
Further reading[edit]
  • “net (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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