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All 3 letters words made out of net
net ent nte tne etn ten
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Definitions and meaning of net
net
Pronunciation
enPR: nĕt, IPA(key): /nɛt/
Rhymes: -ɛt
Etymology 1
From Middle Englishnett, from Old Englishnet, nett, from Proto-West Germanic*nati, from Proto-Germanic*natją, from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”).
Cognate with West Frisiannet, Low GermanNett, Dutchnet, GermanNetz, Danishnet, Swedishnät.
Noun
net (pluralnets)
A mesh of string, cord or rope.
A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
(by extension) A trap.
(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.
A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
(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.
(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
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
net (third-person singular simple presentnets, present participlenetting, simple past and past participlenetted)
(transitive) To catch by means of a net.
(transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
To enclose or cover with a net.
(transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
(tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
To form a netting or network; to knit.
Synonyms
(catch by means of a net):catch
(to trap):catch, ensnare, entrap, snare, trap
Derived terms
benet
internetted
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle Englishnet, nette, from Old Frenchnet, from Latinnitidus. Compare nitid, neat.
Alternative forms
nett
Adjective
net (not comparable)
(obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
net wine
Remaining after expenses or deductions.
net profit; net weight
Final; end.
net result; net conclusion
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
net (not comparable)
After expenses or deductions.
Translations
Noun
net (pluralnets)
The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
Translations
Verb
net (third-person singular simple presentnets, present participlenetting, simple past and past participlenetted)
(transitive) To receive as profit.
(transitive) To yield as profit for.
To fully hedge a position.
Translations
References
“net”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
-ent, ENT, TEN, ent, ent-, ten
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutchnet.
Pronunciation
Adverb
net
only, just
Bavarian
Alternative forms
ned
Etymology
From Middle High Germannicht, from Old High Germanniowiht. Cognates include Germannicht and Luxembourgishnet.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ned̥/, /nɛd̥/
Hyphenation: net
Adverb
net
not
References
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
Etymology 1
From Old Catalannet, from Vulgar Latin*nittus, syncopated from Latinnitidus(“bright, clear”). Doublet of nèdol ('pasturage'), from Old Catalan nèdeu(“clean”), from nitidus- but without the early syncope. Compare also Frenchnet, Italiannetto.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central)[ˈnɛt]
IPA(key): (Balearic)[ˈnət]
IPA(key): (Valencian)[ˈnet]
Adjective
net (feminineneta, masculine pluralnets, feminine pluralnetes)
clean
Antonyms:brut, sutze
net
(castells) (of a castell) built without a pinya, or without a folre or manilles when it would normally have these
Derived terms
netament
Related terms
netejar
Adverb
net
cleanly
Etymology 2
Derived in masculine from the feminine neta, from Late Latinnepta, from Latinneptis(“granddaughter”). Compare Portugueseneto and Spanishnieto.
Alternative forms
nét(pre-2016 spelling)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈnet]
Noun
netm (pluralnets, feminineneta)
grandson
Coordinate term:nebot
Further reading
“net” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“net”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“net” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“net” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“nét” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
nit(Kölsch)
Etymology
From Old High Germanniowiht.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /net/, /nət/
Adverb
net
(most dialects) not
Derived terms
nemmieh(contraction with mieh)
Related terms
nüüs, neist, nix
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɛt/, [ˈnɛd̥]
Etymology 1
From Germannett, from Old Frenchnet(“neat”), from Latinnitidus(“shining”).
Adjective
net (plural and definite singular attributivenette)
visually pleasing and proper; well-groomed
Inflection
Etymology 2
Older ned, from Old Norsenet, from Proto-Germanic*natją, cognate with Swedishnät, Englishnet, GermanNetz. The modern Danish form, with -t instead of regular -d, is influenced by Low GermanNett.
From Dutchnet, from Middle Dutchnet, nette, from Old Dutch*net, *netti, from Proto-Germanic*natją, from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈnɛt̚]
Hyphenation: nèt
Noun
net (first-person possessivenetku, second-person possessivenetmu, third-person possessivenetnya)
(sports)net, a mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
Hyponym:jaring
Further reading
“net” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Kven
Etymology
From Finnishne, from Proto-Finnic*nek. Cognates include Meänkielinet.
third-person singular present active subjunctive of nō
third-person singular present active indicative of neō
Lithuanian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Particle
nèt
even
net jis verkė ― evenhe cried
jis net verkė ― he evencried
References
Further reading
“net”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
“net”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High Germanniowiht, from nio(“never”) + wiht(“thing, being”), from Proto-Germanic*ne(“not”) + *aiw-(“ever”) + *wiht-(“thing”). Compare Englishnot, Germannicht, Dutchniet, West Frisiannet.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /net/, [nət]
Rhymes: -ət
Adverb
net
not
Meänkieli
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic*nek + -t(“nominative plural suffix”). Compare Finnishne, net.
Pronoun
net
they
Middle English
Alternative forms
nett, nette, nete
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Normanneit, a variant of Old Frenchnet, nette, from Latinnitidus(“gleaming”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɛːt/, /nɛt/
Adjective
net
worthy, good, pure, fine, elegant
net
Descendants
English: neat, net
Yola: naate, nate, neatt, neeat
References
“nē̆t, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Alternative forms
naette(Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old Frenchnet, from Vulgar Latin*nittus, from Latinnitidus(“shiny”).
From Vulgar Latin*nittus, syncopated from Latinnitidus(“shining, polished”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /net/
Adjective
netm (oblique and nominative feminine singularnete)
clean
Declension
Descendants
Anglo-Norman: neit
→ Middle English: *nete
English: neat
Scots: neat
French: net (see there for further descendants)
→ Breton: néat
→ Middle Dutch: net
Dutch: net
→ Middle High German: nett(Lower Rhenish)
Alemannic German: nett
German: nett
→ Danish: net
→ Middle English: net, nette
English: net(obsolete)
→ Spanish: neto(if not from Catalan)
References
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nĭtĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 151
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic*nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European*nisdós.
Noun
netm (genitivenit, nominative pluralnit)
nest
Inflection
Descendants
Irish: nead
Scottish Gaelic: nead
Manx: edd(“nest”)
References
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “net”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic*natją, whence also Old Englishnet, nett, Old Frisiannette, nitte, Old Saxonnet, nett, netti, Old High Germannezzi, Gothic𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹(nati). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
netn
net
Descendants
Icelandic: net
Faroese: net
Norwegian: nett, net
Old Swedish: næt
Swedish: nät
Danish: net
References
net in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High Germanniwiht, niweht, niht, a contracted form of Old High Germanniowiht, from nio(“never”) + wiht(“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic*wihtą.
Compare Germannicht, Dutchniet, Englishnot.
Adverb
net
not
Portuguese
Etymology
Clipping of internet.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: net
Noun
netf (usually uncountable, pluralnets)
(colloquial) Net; the Internet
Synonyms:rede, Internet, web
(colloquial, by extension) Internet connection
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchnet, itself from Latinnitidus. Doublet of the inherited neted.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /net/
Adjective
netm or n (feminine singularnetă, masculine pluralneți, feminine and neuter pluralnete)
net
clear, clear-cut, plain
Declension
Synonyms
(clear):clar
Adverb
net
clearly, distinctly
plainly, flatly
directly, bluntly, point blank, crisply
avowedly
Turkish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /net/
Etymology 1
From Frenchnet, from Latinnitidus.
Adjective
net
clear
manifest
(of an amount) net
Antonym:brüt
Declension
Related terms
netleşmek
Etymology 2
From Englishnet.
Noun
net (definite accusativeneti, pluralnetler)
(sports) The net used in ping-pong or tennis.
Declension
References
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “net1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “net2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
West Frisian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /nɛt/
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic*ne(“not”) + *aiw-(“ever”) + *wihtą(“thing”).
Adverb
net
not
Inflection
“net (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisiannette, nitte, from Proto-West Germanic*nati, from Proto-Germanic*natją, from Proto-Indo-European*ned-(“to turn, twist, knot”).
Noun
netn (pluralnetten, diminutivenetsje)
net
Further reading
“net (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011