אינטרנט

אינטרנט

Hebrew

Etymology

From English Internet, internet.

Noun

אִינְטֶרְנֶט • (ínternet) m

1. (rare) An internet: a group of mutually connected computer networks.

Proper noun

הָאִינְטֶרְנֶט • (ha'ínternet)

1. The Internet, the internet: the global computer network.

Usage notes

• The proper noun אינטרנט may be used with or without הָ־‎ (ha-, “the”); both “על אינטרנט” and “על האינטרנט” mean “on the Internet”. Usage with הָ־‎ is much more common than usage without, except in attributive use (smikhut).
• A native Hebrew synonym, מִרְשֶׁתֶת‎ (mirshétet), was proposed by the Academy in 2002, but is quite rare.

Derived terms

• מצלמת אינטרנט‎ (matzlemát-ínternet)

See also

• אינטרנט‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he