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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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nominal
English
Etymology
From the Middle English nominalle (“of nouns”), borrowed from Latin n?min?lis (“of names”), from n?men (“name”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?m.?nl?/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?n?m.?nl?/
Adjective
nominal (not comparable)
- Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
- Existing in name only.
- 1856 February, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Oliver Goldsmith, republished in 1865, The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, page 300,
- At Edinburgh he passed eighteen months in nominal attendance on lectures, and picked up some superficial information about chemistry and natural history.
- 1856 February, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Oliver Goldsmith, republished in 1865, The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, page 300,
- (philosophy) Of or relating to nominalism.
- Insignificantly small.
- Synonym: trifling
- Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
- (finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
- (finance) Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
- (engineering) According to plan or design.
- Synonym: normal
- (economics) Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation.
- Antonym: real
- 1991, Richard J. Gilbert, Regulatory Choices: A Perspective on Developments in Energy Policy, page 267,
- Comparisons of the costs of the Diablo Canyon plant with other nuclear power plants can be misleading because the available cost data are in nominal dollars and therefore include the toll of inflation over the construction periods.
- 2001, Erich A. Helfert, Financial Analysis: Tools and Techniques: A Guide for Managers, page 467,
- This simple process allows us to convert nominal dollars into inflation-adjusted real dollars.
- (statistics, of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant.
- (taxonomy) Of a species, the species name without consideration of whether it is a junior synonym or in reality consists of more than one biological species.
Derived terms
- binominal
- denominal
- nominalness
- nominally
- polynominal
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Afrikaans: nominaal
Translations
Noun
nominal (plural nominals)
- (grammar) A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.
- This sentence contains two nominals.
- (grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)
- A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
- Numeric codes of characters used in programming are nominals.
- (Britain, police jargon) A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested.
Hyponyms
- (grammar) noun, pronoun
Translations
Further reading
- nominal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- nominal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- nonmail
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /no.mi?nal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /nu.mi?nal/
Adjective
nominal (masculine and feminine plural nominals)
- nominal
Derived terms
- nominalment
Related terms
- nom
Further reading
- “nominal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nominal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “nominal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nominal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?.mi.nal/
Adjective
nominal (feminine singular nominale, masculine plural nominaux, feminine plural nominales)
- nominal
Noun
nominal m (plural nominaux)
- nominal
Related terms
- nom
- classe nominale
- locution nominale
- valeur nominale
Descendants
- ? Dutch: nominaal
- ? Indonesian: nominal
- ? West Frisian: nominaal
- ? Romanian: nominal
Further reading
- “nominal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nomi?na?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
nominal (not comparable)
- nominal
Declension
Derived terms
- Nominaldeklination
- Nominalflexion
- Nominalklammer
- Nominalphrase
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch nominaal, from French nominal, from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [no?minal]
- Hyphenation: no?mi?nal
Adjective
nominal
- nominal,
- existing in name only.
- insignificantly small.
- (grammar) of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
Further reading
- “nominal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /nomi?naw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /numi?na?/
- Hyphenation: no?mi?nal
Adjective
nominal m or f (plural nominais, comparable)
- nominal
Derived terms
- nominalmente
Related terms
- nome
Further reading
- “nominal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French nominal, Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nomi?nal/
Adjective
nominal m or n (feminine singular nominal?, masculine plural nominali, feminine and neuter plural nominale)
- nominal
Declension
Related terms
- nume
- nominalism
- nominaliza
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nomi?nal/, [no.mi?nal]
- Hyphenation: no?mi?nal
Adjective
nominal (plural nominales)
- nominal
Derived terms
- sintagma nominal
- valor nominal
Related terms
- nombre
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