net
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English nett, from Old English net, nett, 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
net (plural nets)
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- a net for the hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net
- 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.
- 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.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- Petri net
- (by extension) A trap.
- Bible, Proverbs xxix. 5
- A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
- caught in the prosecuting attorney's net
- Bible, Proverbs xxix. 5
- (geometry) Of a polyhedron, any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form the polyhedron.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- a computer network; a road network; an electricity distribution network
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- (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.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
Synonyms
- (mesh): mesh, network
- (used for catching or trapping):
- (figurative: a trap): snare, trap
- (anything that has the appearance of a net): reticulation
- (in geometry): development
- (in computing): network
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Verb
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- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (Can we date this quote by Sir Walter Scott and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- And now I am here, netted and in the toils.
- (Can we date this quote by Sir Walter Scott and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- to net a tree
- (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.
- (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.
- To form network or netting; to knit.
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Etymology 2
From Middle English net, nette, borrowed from Old French net, from Latin nitidus. Compare nitid, neat.
Alternative forms
Adjective
net (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.xii:
- Her brest all naked, as net iuory, / Without adorne of gold or siluer bright […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.xii:
- Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
- net wine
- Remaining after expenses or deductions.
- net profit; net weight
- Final; end.
- net result; net conclusion
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Adverb
net (not comparable)
- After expenses or deductions.
- You'll have $5000 net.
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Noun
net (plural nets)
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Verb
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- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- The company nets $30 on every sale.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- The scam netted the criminals $30,000.
- To fully hedge a position.
- Every party is netting their position with a counter-party
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Afrikaans
Etymology
Adverb
net
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan, from Lua error in Module:etymology at line 170: Old Occitan (pro) is not set as an ancestor of Catalan (ca) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Catalan is Old Catalan (roa-oca)., from Latin nitidus, contracted to a Vulgar Latin *nittus. Doublet of nèdol, which came through a different Old Catalan form nèdeu. Compare also French net, Italian netto.
Pronunciation
Adjective
net (feminine neta, masculine plural nets, feminine plural netes)
Adverb
net
Related terms
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- nit (Kölsch)
Etymology
From Old High German niowiht.
Pronunciation
Adverb
net
- (most dialects) not
- Dat es jar net wohr!
- That’s not true at all!
- Dat es jar net wohr!
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Danish
Etymology 1
Adjective
net (neuter net, plural and definite singular attributive nette, comparative nettere, superlative (predicative) nettest, superlative (attributive) netteste)
Etymology 2
Noun
net
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch net, nette, from Old Dutch *net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”). Compare West Frisian net, Low German Nett, English net, German Netz, Danish net, Swedish nät.
Noun
net n (plural netten, diminutive netje n)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch net, which is borrowed from Old French net, from Latin nitidus.[1]
Adjective
net (comparative netter, superlative netst)
Inflection
Declension of net | ||||
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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
Adverb
net
Derived terms
Anagrams
References
- ^ net; in: J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
Elfdalian
Noun
net n
Inflection
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
net n (genitive singular nets, plural net)
- (fowling, sports) mesh, the material to make a "nót" (fishing net)
- A network (computing)
- A net for carrying hay
Declension
Declension of net | ||||
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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 |
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
net
- (Kven, personal) they
Synonyms
- het (Kven)
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French net, inherited from Latin nitidus (“shiny”) through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nittus. Doublet of nitide, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
Adjective
net (feminine nette, masculine plural nets, feminine plural nettes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “net”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus.
Adjective
net
Derived terms
Gallo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
net
German
Pronunciation
Adverb
net
- (colloquial, regional, Austria, southern Germany, parts of central Germany) Alternative form of nicht (“not”)
- Hab ich’s dir net erzählt?
- Have I not told you?
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
net (plural netek)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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
Pronunciation
Adverb
net
- 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.
Further reading
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse net, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
net n (genitive singular nets, nominative plural net)
Declension
Declension of net | ||||
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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
- (Internet): Internet
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) net
References
- “net”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “net”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Luxembourgish
Etymology
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
Adverb
net
Meänkieli
Pronoun
net
Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French net, from Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus (“shiny”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
net m
Derived terms
- netti (“to clean”)
Related terms
- nettisseux m (“cleaner”)
- nettithie f (“cleaning”)
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *natją, whence also Old Frisian nette, nitte, Old Saxon net, nett, netti, Old High German nezzi, Old Norse net, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”). Perhaps related to Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”) and Russian нить (nitʹ, “thread”).
Pronunciation
Noun
net n
Descendants
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nisdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.
Noun
net m (genitive nit, nominative plural nit)
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | net | netL | nitL, nid |
Vocative | nit, nid | netL | nituH |
Accusative | netN | netL | nituH |
Genitive | nitL, nid | net | netN |
Dative | netL | netaib | netaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “net”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
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
net n
Descendants
References
- “net”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “net”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German nicht, Dutch niet, English not.
Adverb
net
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
net f (uncountable)
Synonyms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French net, itself from Latin nitidus. Doublet of the inherited neted.
Adjective
net m or n (feminine singular netă, masculine plural neți, feminine and neuter plural nete)
Declension
Synonyms
- (clear): clar
Adverb
net
Turkish
Adjective
net
Noun
net (definite accusative neti, plural netler)
Declension
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West Frisian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
net
Inflection
- “net (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian nette, nitte, from Proto-Germanic *natją, from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
net n (plural netten, diminutive netsje)
Further reading
- “net (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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