Netz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Netz.

Proper noun

Netz (plural Netzes)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Netz is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Netz is most common among White (93.96%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German netze, from Old High German nezzi, from Proto-West Germanic *nati.

Akin to Dutch net, Low German Nett, English net, Danish net, Swedish nät.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛt͡s/
  • (file)

Noun

Netz n (strong, genitive Netzes, plural Netze)

  1. net; web; mesh (construction of interwoven fibres, e.g. that of a fisher, a spider, etc.)
  2. (general, also telecommunications) network; grid (a system, often interconnected, that covers a certain area)
    Synonym: Netzwerk
  3. (informal, telecommunications) signal (connection to a network)
    Synonym: Verbindung
  4. (informal, with definite article) the internet
    Synonym: Internet

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • Internetz

Further reading

  • Netz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Netz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Netz” in Duden online
  • Netz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /net͡s/

Noun

Netz n (plural Netz, diminutive Netzje)

  1. net

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German netze, from Old High German nezzi. Cognate with German Netz, Dutch net, English net, Icelandic net.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næt͡s/

Noun

Netz n (plural Netzer)

  1. net
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