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Translingual

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Clipping of English Nete.

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net

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nete.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
A fishing net
A net of a dodecahedron

Etymology 1

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    Proto-Indo-European *neHd-
    Proto-Indo-European *-yós
    Proto-Germanic *natją
    Proto-West Germanic *nati
    Old English nett
    Middle English net
    English net

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

      Cognates

      Cognate with Saterland Frisian Nät (“net”), West Frisian, Dutch net (“net”), German, Luxembourgish Netz (“net”), Yiddish נעץ (nets, “net”) Danish, Elfdalian, Faroese, Icelandic net (“net”), Norwegian Bokmål nett (“net”), Norwegian Nynorsk net, nett (“net”), Swedish nät (“net”), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati, “net”).

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

      Noun

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      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[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
          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).
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      Terms derived from net (noun)
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      Verb

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      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[3]:
          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[4]:
          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.
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      Etymology 2

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        From Middle English net, nette, from Old French net, from Latin nitidus. Doublet of neat and nitid.

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        Adjective

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        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
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        Terms derived from net (adjective) after expenses; final
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        Adverb

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        net (not comparable)

        1. After expenses or deductions.
          You'll have $5000 net.
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        net (plural nets)

        2. The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
          Hyponyms: net profit, net earnings, net weight; net net
          Coordinate term: gross
          Our net on that transaction was only fourteen dollars.
          The net on that container was only fourteen tons.
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        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.
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        Etymology 3

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          Borrowed from Middle French nettoyer (“to cleanse”).

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          net (third-person singular simple present nets, present participle netting, simple past and past participle netted)[1][2]

          1. (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
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          1. ^ Wright, Joseph (1903), The English Dialect Dictionary‎[1], volume 4, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 254
          2. ^ “netting, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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            Interjection

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            net

            1. Alternative spelling of nyet.
              • 1961, Odette Tchernine, “The Russians Investigate”, in The Snowman and Company, London: Robert Hale, →OCLC, page 59:
                Or again, the Russian Government may now take a poor view of publicizing rumours of Snowmen being sighted within their own frontiers. They may prefer to say Net to the prospect of dealing with inquiring foreigners who might ask for permission to go rampaging for footprints and sightings all over their mountains.
              • 1971, Bulletin, Munich: Institute for the Study of the USSR, →OCLC, page 29:
                Communist propaganda has created for Russia a reputation of a “peace-loving” power which it values. It cannot, therefore, afford to say net to any and every Western proposal.
              • 1983, Colin Thubron, “Leningrad”, in Among the Russians, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, page 74:
                Then as now this impersonal vastness was the public face of Russia. Its voice, if it had one, intoned an unmistakable Net. And all the canals and looking-glass mansions, in their courtly but firm way, were saying Net too.
              • 1995, William Minor, “The Ukraine, in Joy and Sorrow”, in Unzipped Souls: A Jazz Journey through the Soviet Union, Philadlephia, Pa.: Temple University Press, →ISBN, part 3 (Leningrad and the Republics), page 160:
                He asked me what nationality I was, and I replied, “American.” / “Net, net,” he cried. “What nationality?”
              • 1998, Tālavs Jundzis, editor, Baltijas valstis likten̦griežos: Politiskas, ekonomiskas un tiesiskas starptautiskās sadarbības problēmas uz XXI gadu simten̦a sliekšn̦a […] (overall work in Latvian), Riga: Latvijas Zinātn̦u akadēmija, →ISBN, page 454:
                Sal. Russia says ‘net’ to border deal / / The Baltic Times. – 1997.
              • 2001, ArtChronika, numbers 1–3, Moscow, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 81, column 1:
                The idea to buy Soviet art was born around 1985, however it took three years to overcome problems, starting with both government USSR and USA both say net. That was predictable. It was during the cold war. The Russians were viewed as the enemy and vice versa.
              • 2009, Stephen A. Phillips, “The Visa”, in From Moscow with Love, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Dorrance Publishing Co., →ISBN, page 57:
                But how could she ever meet him since he was half way around the world, a Visa was $175, and the plane trip to Moscow was $298. After all, she only made $90 a month. […] Net! Net! Net! She cried and buried her head into her pillow. Net! Net! Net! She spoke the muffled words into her pillow as she hit her fist upon the bed.
              • 2012, Albert Joseph, “Politics”, in Humor Hardly Hurts, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 70:
                Then he heard Molotov say “net” several times, after which he reverted back to “da.” Curious as to how Molotov had the courage to say “no” to Stalin, he asked Molotov about their conversation and what questions Molotov was replying “no” to.
              • 2018, Katherine Johnson, chapter 2, in Matryoshka, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ventura Press, →ISBN:
                They thought I wasted their money, their food. Their husbands! Net!

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            Afrikaans

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            Etymology

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            From Dutch net.

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            Adverb

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            net

            1. only, just

            Albanian

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            Etymology

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            From Proto-Albanian *náti, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *náte < *náteh.[1]

            Noun

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            net

            1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of natë

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            1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl et al. (2021), “net”, in DPEWA. Digitales Philologisch-Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altalbanischen [DPEWA. Digital Philological-Etymological Dictionary of Old Albanian]

            Bavarian

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

            Pronunciation

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

            Adverb

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            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.

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            • 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

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            Etymology 1

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            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.

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            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
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            Adverb

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            net

            1. cleanly

            Etymology 2

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            Derived in masculine from the feminine neta, from Late Latin nepta, from Latin neptis (“granddaughter”). Compare Portuguese neto and Spanish nieto.

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            Noun

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

            1. grandson
              Coordinate term: nebot

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            Central Franconian

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            Alternative forms

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            From Old High German niowiht.

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            net

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

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            Danish

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

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            net (plural and definite singular attributive nette)

            1. visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed
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            Inflection of net
            positive comparative superlative
            indefinite common singular net nettere nettest2
            indefinite 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.

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            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.

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            net n (singular definite nettet, plural indefinite net)

            1. net, web
            2. abbreviation of internet
            3. tote bag
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            Declension of net
            neuter
            gender             		singular plural
            indefinite definite indefinite definite
            nominative net nettet net nettene
            genitive nets nettets nets nettenes

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

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            net n (plural netten, diminutive netje n)

            1. net (mesh)
            2. net (device for catching and trapping)
            3. television channel
              Synonyms: kanaal, zender
            4. omentum, caul
            5. a network, especially the Internet
              Synonyms: internet, web
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            • Negerhollands: net
            • → Indonesian: net
            • → Lokono: nete
            • → Papiamentu: nèt

            Etymology 2

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

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            net (comparative netter, superlative netst)

            1. clean, tidy
            2. decent, proper
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            Declension 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 —
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            • Negerhollands: net
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            net

            1. tidily, neatly
            2. decently, properly
            3. just, nearly, barely
            4. just recently, just now
              Synonyms: zonet, zojuist, zo-even, zopas
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            1. ^ net; in: J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

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            Etymology

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

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            net n

            1. net

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            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 — — — —

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            Etymology

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

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            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

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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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            Etymology

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

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

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            net

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

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            Same as ne except for the nominative plural form.

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            Etymology

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

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

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

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

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            Friulian

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            Etymology

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            From Vulgar Latin *nittus, from Latin nitidus.

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            net

            1. clean, neat

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            Gallo

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            Etymology

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

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            net

            1. completely, entirely

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            net

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

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            net (plural netek)

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

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            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

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            Alternative forms

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            • nët (Wiesemann spelling system)

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

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            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
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            • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “net”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

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            Etymology

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

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            net n (genitive singular nets, nominative plural net)

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

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            Declension of net (neuter)
            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

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            Etymology

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            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”).

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            net (plural net-net)

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

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            Kven

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            Etymology

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

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            Determiner

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            net

            1. these, those

            Pronoun

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            net

            1. these, those
            2. they

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            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

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            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

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            • Eira Söderholm (2017), Kvensk grammatikk‎[5], Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 278

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            Verb

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            net

            1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of nō

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            Verb

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            net

            1. third-person singular present active indicative of neō

            Lithuanian

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            Etymology

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            From ne (“no”) + a particle -t of indeterminate origin, perhaps formed similarly to bèt (“but, yet”).[1][2]

            Particle

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            nèt

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

            References

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            1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “nèt”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 423-4
            2. ^ “net”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

            Further reading

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            • “net”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
            • “net”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025

            Luxembourgish

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            Etymology

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            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

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            Adverb

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            net

            1. not

            Meänkieli

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            Etymology

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

            Pronoun

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            net

            1. they

            Middle English

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            Alternative forms

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            Pronunciation

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            Etymology 1

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            Borrowed from Anglo-Norman neit, a variant of Old French net, nette, from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”).[1]

            Adjective

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            net

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

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              Inherited from Old English nett.[2]

              Noun

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              net

              1. net (a mesh of string, cord or rope)
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              References

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              1. ^ “nē̆t, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
              2. ^ “net, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

              Norman

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              Alternative forms

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              Etymology

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

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              Adjective

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              net m

              1. (Jersey) clean
                Synonym: propre
                • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[6], page 515:
                  Tout neû g'nêt néquie net.
                  A new broom sweeps clean.

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              Noun

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

              1. (pre-2012) alternative form of nett

              Old English

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              Noun

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              net n

              1. alternative form of nett

              Old French

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              Etymology

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

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              Adjective

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              net m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nete)

              1. clean

              Declension

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              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

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              • 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)

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              Old Irish

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              Etymology

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

              Noun

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              net m (genitive nit, nominative plural nit)

              1. nest

              Inflection

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              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

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

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              Old Norse

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              Etymology

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              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

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              net n

              1. net

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              Declension of net (strong ja-stem)
              neuter singular plural
              indefinite definite indefinite definite
              nominative net netit net netin
              accusative net netit net netin
              dative neti netinu netjum netjunum
              genitive nets netsins netja netjanna

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              Further reading

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              • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “net”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

              Pennsylvania German

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              Etymology

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              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

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              net

              1. not

              Portuguese

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              Etymology

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              Clipping of internet.[1][2]

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              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.

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              1. ^ “net”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
              2. ^ “net”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

              Romanian

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              Etymology

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

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

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

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              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

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              net

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

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              Pronunciation

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              Etymology 1

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              From French net, from Latin nitidus.

              Adjective

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              net

              1. clear
              2. manifest
              3. (of an amount) net
                Antonym: brüt
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              Predicative forms of net
              present tense
              positive declarative positive interrogative
              ben (I am) netim net miyim?
              sen (you are) netsin net misin?
              o (he/she/it is) net / nettir net mi?
              biz (we are) netiz net miyiz?
              siz (you are) netsiniz net misiniz?
              onlar (they are) net(ler) net(ler) mi?
              past tense
              positive declarative positive interrogative
              ben (I was) nettim net miydim?
              sen (you were) nettin net miydin?
              o (he/she/it was) netti net miydi?
              biz (we were) nettik net miydik?
              siz (you were) nettiniz net miydiniz?
              onlar (they were) nettiler net miydiler?
              indirect past
              positive declarative positive interrogative
              ben (I was) netmişim net miymişim?
              sen (you were) netmişsin net miymişsin?
              o (he/she/it was) netmiş net miymiş?
              biz (we were) netmişiz net miymişiz?
              siz (you were) netmişsiniz net miymişsiniz?
              onlar (they were) netmişler net miymişler?
              conditional
              positive declarative positive interrogative
              ben (if I) netsem net miysem?
              sen (if you) netsen net miysen?
              o (if he/she/it) netse net miyse?
              biz (if we) netsek net miysek?
              siz (if you) netseniz net miyseniz?
              onlar (if they) netseler net miyseler?

              For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

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              From English net.

              Noun

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              net (definite accusative neti, plural netler)

              1. (sports) The net used in ping-pong or tennis.
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              Declension of net
              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

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              Vietnamese

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              Etymology

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              Borrowed from English net.

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              net

              1. (colloquial) short for quán net (“Internet cafe”)
                đi net ― to go to an Internet cafe

              West Frisian

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              Pronunciation

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              Etymology 1

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

              Adverb

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              net

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

              Etymology 2

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

              Noun

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              net n (plural netten, diminutive netsje)

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