nett
English
Adjective
nett (not comparable)
- (dated) Alternative spelling of net (remaining after expenses or deductions).
- nett price; nett weight
Usage notes
This spelling is more dated (i.e., has been out of use for longer) in the United States than in Commonwealth countries.
Noun
nett (plural netts)
- Obsolete form of net.
Anagrams
- tent, tent.
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Lower Rhenish Late Middle High German nett, from Middle Dutch net (“neat, decent, pretty”), from Old French net (“neat, decent”), from Latin nitidus. Cognate with German nett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /net/
Adjective
nett (comparative netter, superlative nettischt)
- nice
- sweet
Declension
| Declension of nett | |||||
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| masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| Weak inflection | nominative/accusative | netti | netti | netti | nette |
| dative | nette | nette | nette | nette | |
| Strong inflection | nominative/accusative | nette | netti | netts | netti |
| dative | nette | nette | nette | nette | |
German
Etymology
From Middle Dutch net (“neat, decent, pretty”), from Old French net (“neat, decent”), from Latin nitidus. Compare English neat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛt/
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Adjective
nett (strong nominative masculine singular netter, comparative netter, superlative am nettesten)
- (of people) nice; friendly; likable
- (of people; deeds) kind; sweet; helpful
- (of things; situations) nice; okay; decent; often expressing a more reluctant praise
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist nett | sie ist nett | es ist nett | sie sind nett | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | netter | nette | nettes | nette |
| genitive | netten | netter | netten | netter | |
| dative | nettem | netter | nettem | netten | |
| accusative | netten | nette | nettes | nette | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der nette | die nette | das nette | die netten |
| genitive | des netten | der netten | des netten | der netten | |
| dative | dem netten | der netten | dem netten | den netten | |
| accusative | den netten | die nette | das nette | die netten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein netter | eine nette | ein nettes | (keine) netten |
| genitive | eines netten | einer netten | eines netten | (keiner) netten | |
| dative | einem netten | einer netten | einem netten | (keinen) netten | |
| accusative | einen netten | eine nette | ein nettes | (keine) netten | |
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist netter | sie ist netter | es ist netter | sie sind netter | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | netterer | nettere | netteres | nettere |
| genitive | netteren | netterer | netteren | netterer | |
| dative | netterem | netterer | netterem | netteren | |
| accusative | netteren | nettere | netteres | nettere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der nettere | die nettere | das nettere | die netteren |
| genitive | des netteren | der netteren | des netteren | der netteren | |
| dative | dem netteren | der netteren | dem netteren | den netteren | |
| accusative | den netteren | die nettere | das nettere | die netteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein netterer | eine nettere | ein netteres | (keine) netteren |
| genitive | eines netteren | einer netteren | eines netteren | (keiner) netteren | |
| dative | einem netteren | einer netteren | einem netteren | (keinen) netteren | |
| accusative | einen netteren | eine nettere | ein netteres | (keine) netteren | |
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am nettesten | sie ist am nettesten | es ist am nettesten | sie sind am nettesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | nettester | netteste | nettestes | netteste |
| genitive | nettesten | nettester | nettesten | nettester | |
| dative | nettestem | nettester | nettestem | nettesten | |
| accusative | nettesten | netteste | nettestes | netteste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der netteste | die netteste | das netteste | die nettesten |
| genitive | des nettesten | der nettesten | des nettesten | der nettesten | |
| dative | dem nettesten | der nettesten | dem nettesten | den nettesten | |
| accusative | den nettesten | die netteste | das netteste | die nettesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein nettester | eine netteste | ein nettestes | (keine) nettesten |
| genitive | eines nettesten | einer nettesten | eines nettesten | (keiner) nettesten | |
| dative | einem nettesten | einer nettesten | einem nettesten | (keinen) nettesten | |
| accusative | einen nettesten | eine netteste | ein nettestes | (keine) nettesten | |
Derived terms
- Nettigkeit
Further reading
- “nett” in Duden online
- “nett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Lombard
Etymology
Akin to Italian netto, from Latin nitidus.
Adjective
nett
- clean
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse net; compare with German Netz.
Noun
nett n (definite singular nettet, indefinite plural nett, definite plural netta or nettene)
- a net
- a network
- (in definite singular form) nettet - the Internet
Derived terms
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References
- “nett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse net; compare with German Netz.
Noun
nett n (definite singular nettet, indefinite plural nett, definite plural netta)
- a net
- a network
- (in definite singular form) nettet - the Internet
Derived terms
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References
- “nett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
- net
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *nati.
Cognate with Old Frisian net, Old Saxon netti and fisknet, Old High German nezzi, Old Norse net, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati). Perhaps related to Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”) and Russian нить (nitʹ, “thread”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /net/
Noun
nett n
- net
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nett | nett |
| accusative | nett | nett |
| genitive | nettes | netta |
| dative | nette | nettum |
Descendants
- Middle English: nett
- English: net
- Scots: net