different between fetter vs netter

English

Etymology

From Old English feter, from Proto-Germanic *feturaz (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot, step”). Cognate with Dutch veter (“lace”). Related to foot.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?fet.?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?t.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?t.?/
• Rhymes: -?t?(r)

Noun

fetter (plural fetters)

1. A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).
2. (figuratively) Anything that restricts or restrains.

Synonyms

(chains on legs):

• leg irons

Hyponyms

(chain binding generally):

• handcuff, handcuffs
• leg irons
• manacle, manacles
• shackle, shackles

Translations

Verb

fetter (third-person singular simple present fetters, present participle fettering, simple past and past participle fettered)

1. (transitive) To shackle or bind up with fetters.
2. (transitive) To restrain or impede; to hamper.

Hyponyms

• handcuff
• manacle
• shackle

Derived terms

• unfetter

Translations

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?f?t?]
• Homophone: Vetter

Adjective

fetter

1. comparative degree of fett
2. inflection of fett:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vedder

Noun

fetter m (definite singular fetteren, indefinite plural fettere, definite plural fetterne)

1. a cousin (male)

Antonyms

• kusine

References

• “fetter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German vedder.

Noun

fetter m (definite singular fetteren, indefinite plural fetrar, definite plural fetrane)

1. a male cousin

Coordinate terms

• kusine f (“female cousin”)

References

• “fetter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

fetter

1. indefinite plural of fett

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fet?ter

Noun

fetter m (plural fettyn)

1. paternal uncle (brother of someone’s father)

English

Etymology

From Middle English netter, nettare, equivalent to net +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?t?(?)/, /-??(?)/
• Rhymes: -?t?, -?t?(?)
• Hyphenation: net?ter

Noun

netter (plural netters)

1. One who nets (in any sense), or who uses a net.
   • 1891, Samuel Wilmot, “Salmon Fisheries of the Bay des Chaleurs”, in Part II of Supplement No. 1 to the Annual Report of the Department of Fisheries 1890, Brown Chamberlin (publisher), page 30:

     In England and in Scotland, after centuries of experience, the netter has been so restricted in the use of the destructive engines which were formerly in use there that at the present time many of the more important rivers continue to uphold almost their original standard of fish,—thus actually benefiting the tidal fisherman, the rivers' proprietors, and all concerned.

   • 2004, Cristiana S. Seixas and Fikret Berkes, “Stakeholder Conflicts and Solutions across Political Scales: the Ibiraquera Lagoon, Brazil”, chapter eight of Leontine E. Visser (editor), Challenging Coasts: Transdisciplinary Excursions into Integrated Coastal Zone Development, Amsterdam University Press, ?ISBN, page 190:

     The conflict between gill-netters and cast-netters has existed at least since the 1940s. The conflict is about resource allocation since gill-netters, who are only a few in number, capture much more resources with less human effort than the large majority of fishers who use cast nets.

2. An Internet user.
   • 2005, David T. Hill, Krishna Sen, The Internet in Indonesia's new democracy (page 61)

     The vast majority of Indonesian netters use landlines, either from home or office, or from a public Internet access point.

Anagrams

• retent, tenter

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

netter

1. comparative degree of nett

Adjective

netter

1. inflection of nett:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

netter f or m

1. indefinite plural of natt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

netter f

1. indefinite plural of natt