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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
German
Etymology
From Middle Dutch net (“neat, decent, pretty”), from Old French net (“neat, decent”), from Latin nitidus. Compare English neat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?t/
Adjective
nett (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
Derived terms
- Nettigkeit
Further reading
- “nett” in Duden online
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
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
References
- “nett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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newt
English
Etymology
From Middle English newte, newete, a form resulting from an incorrect division of Middle English an ewte as a newte (for similar misdivisions compare adder, nickname, apron, umpire, etc.). Middle English evete, eute, euete, ewte (“newt”), derives from Old English efete (“lizard; newt”). Doublet of eft.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?nju?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n(j)ut/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?nj??t/
- Rhymes: -u?t
Noun
newt (plural newts)
- A small lizard-like amphibian in the family Salamandridae that lives in the water as an adult.
Synonyms
- ask/askard (dialectal)
- eft (usually refers to the terrestrial phase of a newt)
- salamander
Related terms
- pissed as a newt
Translations
See also
- newt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Wikipedia article on the indefinite articles a and an
Anagrams
- twen, went
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