nett

See also: Nett and nètt

English

Adjective

nett (not comparable)

  1. (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)

  1. Obsolete form of net.

Anagrams

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)

  1. nice
  2. sweet

Declension
Declension of nett
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative/accusative netti netti netti nette
dative nette nette nette nette
Strong inflection nominative/accusative nette netti netts netti
dative nette nette nette nette

German

Etymology

From Middle Dutch net (“neat, decent, pretty”), from Old French net (“neat, decent”), from Latin nitidus. Compare English neat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɛt/
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Adjective

nett (strong nominative masculine singular netter, comparative netter, superlative am nettesten)

  1. (of people) nice; friendly; likable
  2. (of people; deeds) kind; sweet; helpful
  3. (of things; situations) nice; okay; decent; often expressing a more reluctant praise

Declension
Positive forms of nett
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist nett sie ist nett es ist nett sie sind nett
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative netter nette nettes nette
genitive netten netter netten netter
dative nettem netter nettem netten
accusative netten nette nettes nette
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der nette die nette das nette die netten
genitive des netten der netten des netten der netten
dative dem netten der netten dem netten den netten
accusative den netten die nette das nette die netten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein netter eine nette ein nettes (keine) netten
genitive eines netten einer netten eines netten (keiner) netten
dative einem netten einer netten einem netten (keinen) netten
accusative einen netten eine nette ein nettes (keine) netten
Comparative forms of nett
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist netter sie ist netter es ist netter sie sind netter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative netterer nettere netteres nettere
genitive netteren netterer netteren netterer
dative netterem netterer netterem netteren
accusative netteren nettere netteres nettere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der nettere die nettere das nettere die netteren
genitive des netteren der netteren des netteren der netteren
dative dem netteren der netteren dem netteren den netteren
accusative den netteren die nettere das nettere die netteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein netterer eine nettere ein netteres (keine) netteren
genitive eines netteren einer netteren eines netteren (keiner) netteren
dative einem netteren einer netteren einem netteren (keinen) netteren
accusative einen netteren eine nettere ein netteres (keine) netteren
Superlative forms of nett
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am nettesten sie ist am nettesten es ist am nettesten sie sind am nettesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative nettester netteste nettestes netteste
genitive nettesten nettester nettesten nettester
dative nettestem nettester nettestem nettesten
accusative nettesten netteste nettestes netteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der netteste die netteste das netteste die nettesten
genitive des nettesten der nettesten des nettesten der nettesten
dative dem nettesten der nettesten dem nettesten den nettesten
accusative den nettesten die netteste das netteste die nettesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein nettester eine netteste ein nettestes (keine) nettesten
genitive eines nettesten einer nettesten eines nettesten (keiner) nettesten
dative einem nettesten einer nettesten einem nettesten (keinen) nettesten
accusative einen nettesten eine netteste ein nettestes (keine) nettesten

Derived terms
  • Nettigkeit

Further reading
  • “nett” in Duden online
  • “nett” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian netto, from Latin nitidus.

Adjective

nett

  1. clean

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)

  1. a net
  2. a network
  3. (in definite singular form) nettet - the Internet

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse net; compare with German Netz.

Noun

nett n (definite singular nettet, indefinite plural nett, definite plural netta)

  1. a net
  2. a network
  3. (in definite singular form) nettet - the Internet

Derived terms

References

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nati.

Cognate with Old Frisian net, Old Saxon netti and fisknet, Old High German nezzi, Old Norse net, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati). Perhaps related to Albanian neth (“sprout, bud”) and Russian нить (nitʹ, “thread”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /net/

Noun

nett n

  1. net

Declension
Declension of nett (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative nett nett
accusative nett nett
genitive nettes netta
dative nette nettum

Descendants
  • Middle English: nett
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